Airbnb Staff Software Engineer Knowledge Graph 

United States 

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A Typical Day:

• Design and build robust data infrastructure for both batch and near real-time ingestion into a graph platform.
  Develop and tune system performance for low-latency, high-throughput access to structured data.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in infra, ML, and product to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Debug complex production issues and continuously improve system reliability, observability, and performance.
• Lead design reviews and mentor engineers across the team.

Your Expertise:

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 9+ years of industry experience with a BS/Masters, and 6+ years with a PhD.
• Proven success in building and maintaining high-scale distributed systems, particularly in data infrastructure, databases, or streaming platforms.
• Hands-on experience with technologies like Kafka, Flink, Spark, or similar for data ingestion and processing.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, storage performance, and system optimization.
• Strong system design and debugging skills, with a focus on real-world reliability and scalability.

Offices: United States