Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe.

Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join:

The Host Pricing org is looking for a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) to help us craft the next generation of pricing guidance tools for Airbnb hosts.

Our team empowers Airbnb hosts to better run their business by providing the tools and education to implement pricing strategies that adapt to their evolving goals.

As a TLM in the Pricing Guidance team, you will drive projects, work cross-functionally with ML engineers,  PMs, Designers, Data Scientists, and other engineering teams.

We’re looking for an individual who is passionate about owning and improving the foundation upon which our products are built.

We are a tightly knit team that thrives on trust and care for each other, allowing everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work.

We expect an ideal candidate for this role to share these values and uplift our team’s culture in their own unique way. 

The Difference You Will Make:

• As a TLM in the Host Pricing space, you will have a unique opportunity to shape Airbnb's pricing guidance serving strategy.

You will serve as the active point of contact between the ML and Product teams, ensuring that our models can be trained and deployed quickly and that the product team has sufficient flexibility to take guidance data to market in new products. 

A Typical Day: 

• Provide technical leadership for a team of Backend and Data engineers providing scaled pricing guidance solutions.
• Develop and refine our pricing guidance strategy in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure the scalability, throughput and extensibility of our pricing guidance modeling infrastructure.
• Act as a key leader across the Host Pricing org, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Understand and evaluate the implications of model changes on the user experience, ensuring optimal outcomes.
• Partner with product and internal engineering teams to align on goals and deliverables.
• Drive the development of innovative guidance and personalization strategies to enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
• Uplevel the craft and velocity of everyone who works with you!

Your Expertise:

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience, with ideally 2+ years of domain experience in marketplaces and/or pricing.
• 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role (preferably as a Tech Lead Manager).
• Hands-on ‘builder’ experience in machine learning, recommendation systems, and data-driven product development. 
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with audiences of varying technical knowledge and seniority.
• Strategic thinker with experience laying out and delivering on 1+ year technical / product vision.
• Prior experience in multi-sided marketplaces is preferred.

Location: Remote- USA

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager.

While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.

Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list .

If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible.

We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process.

If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com.

Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.  

Pay Range

$204,000—$259,000 USD