Airbnb
Staff
Airbnb Staff Software Engineer, Event Logging — owning technical direction for Airbnb's event logging platform
This interview is for a Staff engineer owning technical direction for Airbnb's event logging platform, which captures user activity events from every client and backend service company-wide. The JD's 9+ years bar and emphasis on architecting high-traffic backend systems, cross-org influence, and mentoring set the depth expected in this conversation.
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What this interview tests
- Architecting high-traffic backend/logging infrastructure at scale
- Setting and driving technical roadmap/vision for a platform area
- Cross-org influence and driving adoption without direct authority
- Observability and near-real-time vs long-term data tradeoffs
- Mentoring engineers and shaping engineering-wide best practices
Common question themes
How would you architect an event logging system handling high-traffic, near-real-time and long-term data
Describe identifying a high-impact platform opportunity and driving adoption across teams you don't manage
Walk through setting technical vision and roadmap for a major platform area
How do you approach an ambiguous problem with no clear roadmap
Tell me about mentoring engineers and shaping best practices across an org
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