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Building a High-Load Metrics Pipeline with OpenTelemetry and vmagent

Combining OpenTelemetry and vmagent to design a large-scale metrics collection pipeline.

·2026.04.08 02:00

Jonathan Woodard's Journey to Joining Airbnb

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·2026.04.03 02:00

How COVID Broke Forecasting Models, and How to Design for the Next Shock

The booking-to-trip structure broken by COVID was restored through a decomposed model and structural break response.

·2026.03.25 02:00

From Vendor to Vanguard: Lessons from Airbnb's Journey to Own Observability

Airbnb moved observability in-house, transforming both cost and developer experience.

·2026.03.18 02:00

How to Recommend Destinations to Help Users in the Exploration Stage

Airbnb learns behavioral sequences to recommend destinations to users who are still in the exploration stage.

·2026.03.13 03:00

It Wasn't a Culture Problem: Airbnb's Alert Development Overhaul

By validating alert behavior before PRs are merged, Airbnb cut its development cycle from weeks to minutes.

·2026.03.05 03:00

Academic Papers and Airbnb Tech: 2025 Year in Review

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·2026.02.25 03:00

How to Safely Manage Large-Scale Dynamic Configuration Changes

Airbnb operates dynamic config safely using a Git-based workflow and staged rollout.

·2026.02.19 02:00

The Road to Airbnb — Anna Sulkina's Journey

The journey of Anna Sulkina, a Ukrainian-born engineer, growing into a leader at Twitter and Airbnb.

·2026.02.12 02:00

Peter Coles's Journey to Airbnb

Airbnb Director of Data Science Peter Coles shares how he transitioned from academia to industry while studying market economics.

·2026.01.29 03:00

Paying Like a Local: How Airbnb Rolled Out 20+ Local Payment Methods in 14 Months

Airbnb rolled out more than 20 local payment methods worldwide in 14 months through payments platform modernization and a modular architecture.

·2026.01.13 03:00