Staff Software Engineer, Data Catalog
Airbnb · USA
About this role
**The Difference You Will Make** Airbnb is looking for a **Staff Software Engineer** to join our **Data Infrastructure** organization and lead efforts to build **Data Catalog infrastructure products** across Airbnb’s data ecosystem. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to develop and build infrastructure, tooling, standards, and processes so that all data assets are **cataloged, discoverable, and governed**. **A Typical Day** - Develop and implement data catalog products for data discovery, metadata management, data quality, and data lineage. - Develop and implement metadata infrastructure to support data governance, including ownership management, data classification, data privacy, access control, and data retention. - Build end-to-end data lineage across online, offline, machine learning, metrics, visualizations, and third-party datasets. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure datasets are cataloged and governed, meeting business goals and regulatory requirements; run programs to define and ensure metadata quality and governance requirements. - Identify, design, and build metadata integrations for each data system with data infrastructure framework teams. - Build infrastructure tooling and processes for scalable metadata onboarding and integrations. - Develop and implement metadata-driven data policies and procedures to support governance requirements. **Your Expertise** - BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science (or related) or equivalent work experience. - **9+ years** of software engineering experience, with a focus on data infrastructure. - Experience with data storage and distributed processing technologies such as **Hive, Spark, Trino, Flink**, or **SQL databases**. - Strong programming skills in **Java, Python, or Scala**. - Experience with data catalog products (metadata infrastructure, metadata management, metadata integration frameworks/tooling, metadata-driven data management). - Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., **Apache Airflow, Prefect, Kubeflow**). - Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, including **data classification, data lineage, data quality, data privacy, and retention**. - Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally. - Ability to work outside your comfort zone. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. **Your Location** - **US - Remote Eligible**. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites (as agreed with your manager). You must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity (check the up-to-date excluded states list). **Inclusion & Belonging** Airbnb is committed to working with a broadest talent pool possible and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Disability-inclusive application and interview support is available via **reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com**. **Pay Range** - **$212,000 – $265,000 USD** (base pay range; subject to change and dependent on factors such as training, skills, experience, business needs, and market demands). This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
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