Senior Systems Engineer, Tech Foundations

About the job

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join:

The BizTech BI&Analytics team partners with business and finance stakeholders to deliver scalable self-serve analytics & AI transformation programs, budgeting & forecasting solutions, reliable data pipelines, and trusted metrics & dashboards. Empowering timely, compliant, data-driven decisions and a robust analytics foundation across Airbnb.

The Difference You Will Make:

We are seeking a skilled Senior Systems Engineer to support our Oracle EPM Planning systems and processes, with a strong focus on bringing AI automation and AI agent capabilities into Finance workflows. This is an important role within the Airbnb BizTech organization supporting Finance. The ideal candidate combines solid technical depth in the Finance Budgeting and Forecasting function with hands-on experience building AI automation and AI agents. Responsibilities include financial forecast modeling, system and AI-driven process transformation, integration with the data warehouse, and translating business requirements into scalable Oracle EPM and AI-enabled solutions.

A Typical Day:

Technical Support & System Admin

- Application: Support the design, configuration, and maintenance of Oracle EPM Planning modules (Financials, Workforce, Capital, Cash Forecast, Long Range Planning, etc).

- Calculations & Modeling: Develop and maintain business rules and calc scripts. Proficiency in Groovy Scripting for data and forecast modeling.

- Data Integration: Support data flows with AWS data warehouse, Oracle ERP Cloud, and Workday, leveraging Data Management, EPM Automate, and internal Airbnb integration tools.

- Environment Management: Assist with the monthly Oracle patch cycle, including regression testing and impact analysis of new features.

FP&A Functional Support

- Process Improvement: Partner with FP&A to streamline the budget and forecasting process by automating manual offline models and enhancing data integration to reduce forecast cycle time and improve accuracy.

- Reporting & Analytics: Build and maintain reports using EPM Reports; support finance users in Smart View with ad-hoc analysis and template creation.

- User Support: Support the monthly forecast cycle, resolving issues promptly and engaging Oracle support when needed.

AI Automation & Agent Development

- AI Agent Building: Design, build, and deploy AI agents and automated workflows that streamline FP&A processes, using both native EPM AI capabilities and external AI/automation tooling.

- Process Automation: Identify manual, repetitive finance and systems processes and apply AI automation to reduce cycle time and manual effort.

- Collaboration: Work with Finance and Tech partners to prioritize AI automation opportunities and deliver AI-generated forecasts, analyses, and insights.

Your Expertise:

- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle Hyperion/EPM (minimum 2 years in EPM Cloud). Experience with EPM Automate, Groovy scripting, building forms, reports, application optimization, and administering user access.

- 3+ years of experience supporting finance functions (FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Tax) with solid financial statement literacy.

- Hands-on experience building AI automation and AI agents (for example, agentic workflows, LLM-based automation using tooling such as Claude, Gemini, GPT - not specific to EPM's built-in AI).

- Proficiency in SQL for data validation, pipeline troubleshooting, and ad-hoc analysis against warehouse tables.

- Experience supporting 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.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to work with cross-functional stakeholders and clearly document technical processes for non-technical audiences.

- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable solutions within or outside of EPM Planning, and to recommend options for decision making.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com . Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range $164,000 — $193,000 USD

Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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