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Senior Data Engineer, People Analytics

Airbnb
United States, USAfull_timePosted 17 Jul 2026

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p></div><p><strong>The Community you will join:</strong></p> <p>People Analytics &amp; Research is a strong team of Data Scientists, Researchers, and Analysts. Our work is highly sought-after, and we prioritize work that impacts employees and the business. If you have a background in Data Engineering and are excited to help build Airbnb’s community, we want to hear from you.</p> <p><strong>The difference you will make:</strong></p> <p>The People Analytics &amp; Research team is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to support our growing portfolio of data&nbsp; initiatives — from building data pipelines to&nbsp; delivering data foundations and analytical products that power EX's growing suite of AI-driven tools. Your responsibility spans data infrastructure, analytics engineering, and data product development. The role is highly cross-functional,and you will work with Talent Leaders, Recruiting, Legal, Diversity and Belonging, and other core people-oriented teams, as well as contribute to the AI-driven tools that make people data more accessible across the organization.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Your Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to help understand data- and people-related business problems and translate them into scalable data solutions</li> <li>Build data pipelines and tables from HR systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, and other data sources</li> <li>Support Data Science team members in leveraging data for reporting, dashboard development, and other client-facing use-cases</li> <li>Build, update, and maintain a production-grade data foundation that supports AI initiatives — including pipelines that feed LLM-powered tools, evaluation and feedback datasets, and the access controls and data models required to responsibly scale AI products from prototype to production</li> <li>Design and deliver data products, including dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Streamlit visualization apps), that surface actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders</li> <li>Write and optimize queries across both distributed query engine (Trino/Presto) and private relational database (Postgres)</li> <li>Align on priorities and work from a roadmap, ensuring you are focusing on the hig

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