Engineering Manager, Guest & Host (Host Listings & Quality)

As the Engineering Manager for the Insights Platform on Airbnb's Guest & Host team, you'll lead the system that decides what every host is told about improving their earnings, quality and listings.

You will lead a team of senior and staff engineers across data engineering, machine learning and backend through the platform's next evolution: from batch to real-time and from rules-based to model-driven, with AI-assisted insight creation and personalization at its core.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with other senior leaders to define and drive long-term technical strategy and architecture
• Partner with senior Product, Design and Data Science leaders to set platform strategy
• Lead the team to build reliable, performant and scalable systems for insight creation, personalization, cross-channel delivery and measurement
• Provide critical input in team roadmap and technical direction
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to adopt team goals and roadmaps
• Identify areas of improvement and drive best practices
• Hands-on development, including design and code reviews
• Mentor, guide, and support the career growth of individual contributors

Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in the tech industry; 5+ years of experience in an Engineering Manager role
• Strong product judgment, exercised through data
• Track record of setting and holding a multi-year technical direction on a live, business-critical platform
• Depth in backend, data or ML platforms, with the ability to understand and represent data engineering, machine learning and backend engineering
• Experience applying ML and LLMs in production to personalize or rank what users see
• Experience managing and growing senior and staff engineers
• Strong communication and influence with technical and non-technical partners
• Proven track record of fostering a culture of Diversity and Belonging

We offer:

• Competitive salary ($212,000-$265,000 USD)
• Bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits