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
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Airbnb's Host Pricing organization is seeking a Tech Lead Manager to revolutionize their pricing guidance tools for hosts. This role sits at the crucial intersection of machine learning and product development, focusing on empowering Airbnb hosts with sophisticated pricing strategies. The position offers a unique opportunity to shape Airbnb's pricing guidance serving strategy while working with a diverse team of ML engineers, PMs, designers, and data scientists.

The role demands a strategic thinker with extensive technical expertise who can bridge the gap between ML models and product implementation. You'll be responsible for leading a team of Backend and Data engineers, ensuring the scalability of pricing guidance infrastructure, and driving innovation in personalization strategies. The ideal candidate will combine technical prowess with leadership skills, bringing 10+ years of industry experience and a proven track record in technical leadership.

Working in a remote setting across the USA, you'll join a tightly-knit team that values trust and mutual care. The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $204,000 to $260,000 USD, plus equity and travel benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about marketplace dynamics, pricing strategies, and technical leadership to make a significant impact at a global technology company that has transformed the travel and hospitality industry.

The role offers the flexibility of remote work while maintaining connection with the broader Airbnb community through occasional office visits and offsites. You'll be part of a company that values diversity and inclusion, working on products that directly impact millions of hosts and billions of guest experiences worldwide.

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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

  • 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

Equity
  • Employee Travel Credits

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