Staff Systems Engineer, Biztech

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · United States · Software Engineering

This role is for a Staff Systems Engineer on the BizTech BI&Analytics team at Airbnb, focusing on leading Oracle EPM Planning systems and processes. The primary responsibilities involve technical architecture, development, financial forecast modeling, AI-driven process transformation, and integration with the data warehouse, supporting Finance stakeholders.

What you'd actually do

  1. Technical Leadership & System Admin
  2. FP&A Functional Support
  3. Forecasting & AI Strategy

Skills

Required

  • 9+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle Hyperion/EPM (minimum 4 years in EPM Cloud)
  • Experience with EPM automate, groovy scripting, building forms, complex reports, application optimization, and administering user access
  • 6+ years of experience supporting finance functions (FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Tax) with strong financial statement literacy
  • Proficiency in SQL for data validation, pipeline troubleshooting, and ad-hoc analysis against warehouse tables
  • Strong experience driving integrations between Oracle EPM and ERP via OIC or equivalent middleware
  • Experience operating data orchestration and ETL/ELT pipelines: monitoring workflow health, managing and re-running failed tasks, reviewing execution logs, and coordinating pipeline incidents with owning teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Clearly communicate and document technical processes for non-tech stakeholders
  • Exceptional skills in translating business requirements into scalable solutions within or outside of EPM Planning

Nice to have

  • Provide options and recommendations for decision making

What the JD emphasized

  • primary technical architect
  • in-depth subject matter expertise
  • technical mastery