Summary
Neil Kodner is a seasoned data-focused engineering leader with 15 years of experience building robust data foundations, pipelines, and analytics across fast-moving consumer platforms. As Engineering Manager, Trust Data Foundations at Airbnb, he guides strategic data initiatives to safeguard the platform and community, delivering high-quality data and tools that enable trusted experiences for guests and hosts worldwide. He previously led data engineering teams at Meta and Instagram, shaping infrastructure strategy and data models to support privacy, security, and revenue growth initiatives. Earlier in his career, he built scalable data platforms and achieved significant cost savings, including a $1.2M annual reduction in Snowflake storage costs at Lacework and multiple Airflow/data tooling deployments. Neil's track record blends hands-on data engineering with strategic leadership, spanning Facebook's ML/NLP pipelines to modern data foundations that power governance and insights. Based in Los Gatos, California, he brings a Bay Area blend of scale-focused engineering, security-first mindset, and team-building acumen.
15 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Miami