Senior Engineering Manager, Media Foundation

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Media Foundation, the team that builds core platforms and infrastructure powering photo and video capture, upload, processing, storage, and delivery across Airbnb's products at massive global scale. The manager leads a team to build and operate Airbnb's media infrastructure, shaping the team's vision and steering the organization toward larger goals including day-to-day operations, technical deep dives, community engagement, and strategic planning. Remote US. Salary: $248,000–$310,000 USD.

• 12+ years of industry experience, with a minimum of 6+ years in engineering management, including managing other managers or senior technical leads. • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience. • Deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, with a track record of setting technical strategy and architecture across multiple teams; media/content infrastructure experience (ingestion, processing, storage, CDN delivery) is a strong plus. • Strong product instinct and communication skills, with proven experience influencing senior cross-functional and cross-organizational partners. • Track record of leading and shipping large, cross-team initiatives with significant business impact, and building a culture of operational excellence, quality, and reliability. • Sound judgment balancing short-term business needs with long-term technical and organizational health. • Demonstrated ability to identify, retain, grow, and acquire critical engineering and management talent, with a strong commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within teams.