# Audiovisual Infrastructure Engineer

**Company:** [Airbnb](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airbnb)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $136k – $160k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Qsys, Zoom Rooms, Qsc, Biamp, Yamaha, Dante, Sdi, Ip Networking, Dsp, Av Schematics
**Posted:** 2026-05-13

> Designs, builds, commissions, and maintains large-scale AV infrastructure for Airbnb's event spaces, conference rooms, and broadcast systems. Conducts R&D on new technologies including AI, troubleshoots complex systems, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. Requires 10+ years AV experience and onsite work in San Francisco.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Oversee design, build, commissioning, and maintenance of 30-100 person multipurpose spaces, boardrooms, and large conference room AV systems with external consultants and integrators.
- Conduct R&D on new technologies, including AI, build and test proofs of concept.
- Collaborate with IT builds project management team during design and build phases.
- Assist in design and operation of broadcast-grade AV infrastructure for large-scale event spaces (100–1,000 people).

## Requirements
- 10+ years experience in AV system design, integration, and implementation, emphasizing reliability and supportability.
- Qsys programming and commissioning (Control, UI, DSP programming/troubleshooting; camera tracking a plus).
- Zoom Rooms as VC platform (commissioning, administration, testing, troubleshooting).
- Experience with broadcast AV systems (video cameras, video switchers, digital audio mixing consoles, SDI/IP backbone).
- Programming and troubleshooting DSP systems (**QSC**, **Biamp**, **Yamaha**) and **Dante** networked audio.
- Expert troubleshooting of complex systems (audio, video, network, control).
- Create AV schematics.
- IP networking design, troubleshooting, basic switch configuration, VLANs.
- Assess, manage, and mitigate risks across complex systems.
- Project management experience.
- Research, document complex R&D projects; create technical and end-user documentation (as-builts, runbooks, troubleshooting guides).

## Compensation
**Pay Range**: $136,000—$160,000 USD (base pay; may include bonus, equity, benefits, Employee Travel Credits).

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