Audiovisual Infrastructure Engineer

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:

Our team builds operates and maintains Airbnbs global video production and large-scale audiovisual infrastructure in our event spaces collaboration hubs and large specialty conference rooms at offices around the world. We work closely with the Infrastructure builds team the live production crew and the office of the CEO to deliver highly functional and reliable AV infrastructure.

The Difference You Will Make:

• Hands-on experience in overseeing design build commissioning and maintenance phases of 30-100 person multipurpose spaces boardrooms and large conference room AV systems in concert with external AV consultants and AV integrators.
• R&D of new technologies and innovative designs to use in these systems build and test proofs of concept. Includes research into the exciting frontier of AI technologies.
• Working closely with our IT builds project management team throughout the design and build phases.
• Assist in the design and operation of broadcast-grade AV infrastructure for large-scale event spaces supporting audiences ofpeople.

A Typical Day:

• No two days look the same. One morning you might be in our lab hands-on with the latest equipment running proof-of-concept tests to see whats worth bringing into our ecosystem. By afternoon you could be deep in a broadcast studio commission making sure every system fires exactly the way it should.
• Some weeks take you further afield hopping a flight to one of our global offices to work alongside local AV integrators walking a brand-new gathering space through commissioning and testing until it meets the standard you designed it to. Other days are all about the people: syncing with cross-functional partners aligning on whats next and making sure AV is never an afterthought.
• Variety isnt a perk here its the job.

Your Expertise:

• 10 years experience in AV system design integration and implementation. Emphasis on design for reliability and supportability.
• Qsys programming and commissioning (Control UI and DSP programming/troubleshooting Camera tracking experience a plus)
• Zoom Rooms as a VC platform (commissioning administration testing and troubleshooting)
• Experience with broadcast AV systems (video cameras video switchers digital audio mixing consoles and SDI/IP backbone infrastructures)
• Programming and troubleshooting digital signal processing systems (QSC Biamp Yamaha etc..) and Dante networked audio routing and configuration
• Expert at troubleshooting complex systems (audio video network control)
• Thorough comprehension of and ability to create AV schematics
• Working knowledge of IP networking design and troubleshooting along with basic switch configuration and vlans.
• Ability to assess identify manage and mitigate risk factors across complex systems
• Project management experience (ability to plan and coordinate with others drive progress forward)
• Ability to research clarify condense and document complex R&D projects
• Experience with technical and end-user documentation of projects (as-builts runbooks troubleshooting guides)
• Based onsite daily in San Francisco with occasional domestic and international travel to commission new systems at our global offices

Your Location:

This position is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. This role requires availability to work onsite in the 888 Brannan St headquarters at least 4 days a week.

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.

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