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Engineering Manager – Core Foundation

Engineering ManagerEngineering ManagerFull TimeRemoteTeam 5,001-10,000Since 2007H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California

Posted

10 days ago

Salary

$204K - $255K / year

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishAndroidI OS

Job Description

• Define the long term direction for client foundations and shape how product engineering is done across Airbnb. • Drive adoption of consistent, cross‑platform architecture and best practices for feature development. • Uplevel performance and app health through guardrails, proactive insights, and paved‑path tooling that shorten feedback loops for product teams. • Provide a unified, high‑quality event logging experience that enables reliable, data‑driven decisions across surfaces and platforms. • Set vision and multi year tech direction for Core Foundation and translate them into clear roadmaps and measurable outcomes. • Drive alignment across Platform, Backend and Data and is accountable for influencing shared standards. • Partner with iOS/Android/Web Platform, Analytics Infrastructure, Data Platform, and peer Product Foundation teams to align standards, integrate capabilities, and remove friction for product engineers. • Guide technical staff to enable lint/compilation rules, observability defaults, configuration patterns and drive adoption via documentation, enablement, and hands‑on support. • Review designs for foundational systems, balancing near‑term delivery with long‑term maintainability and cross‑platform consistency. • Manage operations and execution excellence: staffing, prioritization, delivery predictability, incident learnings, and iterative quality improvements. • Recruit, coach, and develop a high‑performing, inclusive team culture; grow senior technical leaders and future managers.

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of industry experience with 5+ years in engineering management; demonstrated success leading cross‑functional or cross‑platform foundation/platform teams.
  • Proven track record establishing client‑side performance/health practices and observability, and driving adoption of paved‑path tooling and standards at scale.
  • Hands‑on background in at least one client platform (iOS, Android, or Web) with fluency in modern app and feature architecture patterns; comfort collaborating across all three.
  • Experience building or stewarding event logging/instrumentation platforms and improving data quality for analytics and experimentation.
  • Strong cross‑org influence and stakeholder management with Platform, Product, Design, and Data partners; clear, persuasive written and verbal communication.
  • Commitment to inclusive leadership, talent development, and building psychologically safe, high‑ownership teams.
  • Experience with cross‑platform consistency initiatives (e.g., shared patterns, naming, and capabilities) and developer experience investments that accelerate product velocity.
  • Familiarity with configuration and server‑driven paradigms and their impact on client architecture and experimentation workflows.

Benefits

  • Bonuses
  • Equity
  • Employee Travel Credits

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