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ManagerFull-timeRails
Salary Range
$163,200 - $220,800 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to join our Core Foundation team in Product Foundation at Airbnb. This role focuses on leading the team that underpins Airbnb’s foundation solutions for client applications, with a focus on instrumentation, performance guardrails, architecture patterns, and developer-friendly platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- →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.
- →Provide a unified, high-quality event logging experience that enables reliable, data-driven decisions.
- →Set vision and multi-year tech direction for Core Foundation and translate them into clear roadmaps.
- →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.
- →Guide technical staff to enable lint/compilation rules, observability defaults, configuration patterns.
- →Review designs for foundational systems, balancing near-term delivery with long-term maintainability.
- →Manage operations and execution excellence: staffing, prioritization, delivery predictability, incident learnings.
- →Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing, inclusive team culture.
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.
- ✓Hands-on background in at least one client platform (iOS, Android, or Web).
- ✓Experience building or stewarding event logging/instrumentation platforms.
- ✓Strong cross-org influence and stakeholder management with Platform, Product, Design, and Data partners.
- ✓Commitment to inclusive leadership, talent development, and building psychologically safe teams.
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