Senior Security Engineer, Threat Detection & Response

About this role

Join Airbnb’s Threat Detection and Response team to investigate, detect, and respond to security threats across corporate and production environments. Build automated detection and response capabilities, hunt for anomalous activity, and help improve security through incident learnings and root-cause analysis.

About the company

Airbnb is a global online marketplace that connects travelers with hosts offering unique accommodations and experiences in various destinations. The platform serves individuals seeking short-term lodging as well as hosts looking to monetize their properties.

The team

Threat Detection and Response (TDR)

Stack

What you'll do

• Investigate security incidents using digital forensics and data analytics
• Hunt for threats and detect anomalous activity across corporate and production environments
• Build automated detection models and response capabilities
• Partner with engineering teams to develop advanced security detections
• Identify logging and visibility gaps and coordinate improvements
• Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Engineering, and other teams during complex investigations
• Mentor team members and help shape threat detection and incident response practices

What we're looking for

• At least 5 years of hands-on security operations experience in areas such as incident response, investigations, forensics, threat hunting, or detection engineering
• Proficiency in Python or another scripting language
• Knowledge of the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks
• Experience automating security detection and response
• Able to lead through influence in complex situations and work calmly under pressure
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Elasticsearch
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS
• Experience using SQL and Pandas