Airflow Inception at Airbnb

Maxime Beauchemin begins developing Airflow internally at Airbnb to solve their burgeoning data pipeline orchestration challenges.

Significance

This marked the birth of Airflow, developed out of a real-world need to manage complex, inter-dependent data workflows in a rapidly scaling tech company.

Key facts

Date
2014-10-01
Type
invention
Location
San Francisco, California, USA