Airbnb
Manager
Lead the team building Airbnb's AI-powered design-to-code and UI tooling platform
Airbnb is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the UI Tooling team within UI Foundation, owning the platforms connecting Airbnb's Design Language System to hundreds of designers and engineers — spanning AI-powered design-to-code workflows (Figma Code Connections, UI dev/prototyping agents), core UI/design workflow tooling, and collaboration/motion tooling. The role requires 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years managing platform/tooling/design-systems teams, ownership of a multi-year roadmap, and deep cross-functional influence across Design, Product, and AI teams. US remote-eligible.
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What this interview tests
- Multi-year platform/tooling roadmap ownership and prioritization
- Driving adoption of AI-powered design-to-code workflows at scale
- Technical credibility: platform architecture and AI integration decisions
- Cross-functional influence with Design, Product, AI/ML, and Figma-ecosystem partners
- People management: staffing, prioritization, mentorship, inclusive team culture
- Design system / developer experience infrastructure at scale
Common question themes
Define and sequence a multi-year roadmap across competing tooling priorities
Drive adoption of a new (especially AI-powered) tool across a large non-reporting org
A platform/architecture decision you made or shaped technically as a manager
Navigate staffing or prioritization conflict across long-horizon investments
Build cross-functional alignment with a partner team (e.g., Figma, AI/ML) with competing incentives
Mentor an engineer or raise a team's technical bar