Senior Systems Engineer, Tech Foundations

About the Role

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 role within the Airbnb BizTech organization supports Finance. The ideal candidate combines technical depth in Finance Budgeting and Forecasting with hands-on experience building AI automation and AI agents.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle Hyperion/EPM (minimum 2 years in EPM Cloud), including 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 (agentic workflows, LLM-based automation using tooling such as Claude, Gemini, GPT).
• 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; ability 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 recommend options for decision making.

Location

This position is US - Remote Eligible. You must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.