Senior Security Engineer Threat Detection & Res...
@ Airbnb

Hybrid
$207,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 17 hours ago

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About Airbnb

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home. Today, over 5 million hosts have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals globally offering unique stays and experiences.

The Community You Will Join

The Threat Detection and Response team (TDR) at Airbnb focuses on automating security detection, responding to incidents, and building capabilities to support the incident lifecycle. This team is the front-line defense detecting, investigating, and responding to internal and external security threats.

The Difference You Will Make

As a senior engineer on the team, you will define and execute innovative threat detection and incident response strategies while mentoring team members. You will have a direct impact on building, optimizing, and growing secure capabilities at Airbnb.

A Typical Day

  • Investigate security incidents using digital forensics and data analytics.
  • Utilize coding and analytics skills to hunt and mitigate threats.
  • Build automation and detection models to identify anomalous activity.
  • Proactively hunt for threats in corporate and production environments.
  • Collaborate with engineering, legal, privacy, and partner teams.

Your Expertise

  • 5+ years in security operations including investigations and incident response.
  • Experience with Python, AWS, SQL, and Pandas.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK Frameworks.
  • Experience automating security detection and response.
  • Preferred experience in AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS).

Your Location

This position is US - Remote Eligible. Occasional visits to an Airbnb office or offsites may occur as agreed with your manager. Ensure you reside in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb welcomes diverse talent and strives to provide an inclusive application process. Candidates with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com.

How We'll Take Care Of You

The base pay range, bonus, equity, and benefits are determined based on experience and market demands. The pay range for this role is $191,000—$223,000 USD.

Key skills/competency

  • Security Operations
  • Threat Detection
  • Incident Response
  • Digital Forensics
  • Automation
  • Python
  • AWS
  • SQL
  • Data Analytics
  • Collaboration

How to Get Hired at Airbnb

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight relevant threat detection experiences.
  • Research Airbnb: Understand their culture and security initiatives.
  • Review technical skills: Brush up on Python, AWS, SQL, and Pandas.
  • Prepare your stories: Showcase past security incident resolutions.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Practice Python scripting challenges.
Review AWS service configurations.
Study SQL query optimizations.
Analyze digital forensics case studies.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a high-pressure incident response.
Explain a time you mentored peers.
Discuss cross-functional collaboration experiences.
Outline how you manage ambiguous projects.

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