Airbnb

Technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,AICompute

$191–225k United States
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, AI Compute at Airbnb. Skills: AI Compute, GPU platform, Kubernetes. Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. Influence a distributed team of engineers”

What You'll Achieve.

Boosting efficiency of Cloud Infrastructure organization; Enhancing ML engineering experience

Industry & Context.

Technology
Eligibility Requirements

Occasional work at an Airbnb office, Attendance at offsites

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS, MS or Ph. D. in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience, 5+ years of relevant work experience in infrastructure, 2+ years of expertise with a public cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their infrastructure as a service offering (e. g. EC2), Experience setting technical direction, Experience planning large projects, Experience successfully executing on large projects spanning multiple teams, Kubernetes Experience is required

Nice to Have

ML Infrastructure (LLM fundamentals, tuning, optimization) Experience is preferred

What You'll Do.

Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects

Influence a distributed team of engineers

Coach a distributed team of engineers

Drive reliability enhancements for GPU fleet

Drive cost efficiency enhancements for GPU fleet

Drive capability enhancements for GPU fleet

Facilitate cross-team alignment on goals

Facilitate cross-team alignment on outcomes

Facilitate cross-team alignment on timelines

Manage project priorities

Manage project deadlines

Manage project deliverables

Contribute to multi-year strategy for Airbnb’s AI Compute

Execute multi-year strategy for Airbnb’s AI Compute Platform

Design the Airbnb AI Compute Platform

Develop the Airbnb AI Compute Platform

Test the Airbnb AI Compute Platform

Deploy the Airbnb AI Compute Platform

Maintain the Airbnb AI Compute Platform

Enhance the Airbnb AI Compute Platform

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-team alignment; Distributed team

Process & Methodology

Project priorities, Project deadlines, Project deliverables

Full Job Description

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: At Airbnb, our mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. The AI Compute team is responsible for delivering and operating the GPU platform and infrastructure that powers AI at Airbnb. Airbnb is a member of the Cloud Native Compute Foundation’s end user community and regularly meets with peer companies to discuss cloud native engineering challenges at scale. The Difference You Will Make: As a Senior Software Engineer on the AI Compute team, your role is to serve as the technical leader, overseeing the entire lifecycle of Airbnb’s Kubernetes-based GPU platform. You will be instrumental in boosting the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cloud Infrastructure organization by significantly enhancing all facets of the Machine Learning (ML) engineering experience. This platform is the critical foundation that supports all AI Compute features related to security, networking, developer experience, and operational efficiency. Your team will provide the reliability, scalability, security, and developer experience necessary for ML teams to deliver first class experiences to Airbnb Guests and Hosts around the world. A Typical Day: Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers Drive reliability, cost efficiency and capability enhancements for GPU fleet Facilitate cross-team alignment on goals, outcomes, and timelines Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables Contribute to and execute the multi-year strategy for Airbnb’s AI Compute Platform Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance the Airbnb AI

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