Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Airbnb is a global platform connecting hosts offering unique stays with guests, founded in 2007 and has grown to over 5 million hosts worldwide.
$204,000 - $260,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
5000+ Employees
10+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Airbnb's Host Pricing organization is seeking a Tech Lead Manager to revolutionize pricing guidance tools for hosts. This role sits at the intersection of machine learning and product development, focusing on empowering hosts to optimize their business through adaptive pricing strategies. The position involves leading a team of Backend and Data engineers while working closely with ML engineers, PMs, Designers, and Data Scientists.

The role offers a unique opportunity to shape Airbnb's pricing guidance serving strategy, acting as the bridge between ML and Product teams. You'll be responsible for ensuring rapid model deployment and providing the product team with flexibility in implementing guidance data in new products. The team culture is built on trust and mutual care, seeking candidates who can contribute to this positive environment.

As a TLM, you'll lead technical initiatives, develop pricing guidance strategies, and ensure the scalability of modeling infrastructure. The position requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise in machine learning and recommendation systems, and the ability to communicate effectively across different levels of technical understanding. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of industry experience, with particular value placed on marketplace and pricing domain knowledge.

Working remotely within the USA, you'll be part of a company that has transformed the travel industry, connecting millions of hosts with billions of guests globally. The role offers competitive compensation ($204,000 - $260,000), equity, benefits, and unique perks like Employee Travel Credits. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on how Airbnb hosts price their properties while working with cutting-edge technology and a collaborative team.

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Responsibilities For Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

  • Provide technical leadership for a team of Backend and Data engineers providing scaled pricing guidance solutions
  • Develop and refine pricing guidance strategy with cross-functional teams
  • Ensure scalability, throughput and extensibility of pricing guidance modeling infrastructure
  • Act as a key leader across the Host Pricing org
  • Evaluate implications of model changes on user experience
  • Partner with product and internal engineering teams
  • Drive development of innovative guidance and personalization strategies
  • Uplevel the craft and velocity of team members

Requirements For Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Python
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • 2+ years of domain experience in marketplaces and/or pricing preferred
  • 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role
  • Hands-on experience in machine learning, recommendation systems, and data-driven product development
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively with various audiences
  • Strategic thinking with experience in delivering 1+ year technical/product vision
  • Prior experience in multi-sided marketplaces preferred

Benefits For Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Medical Insurance
Equity
  • Employee Travel Credits

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