Tech Lead Manager, Engineering - Guest & Host

Summary

Join Airbnb's Host Pricing org as a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) to lead a team of Backend and Data engineers in building and improving pricing guidance tools for Airbnb hosts. You will collaborate with ML engineers, PMs, Designers, Data Scientists, and other engineering teams to develop and refine pricing strategies. As a TLM, you will provide technical leadership, ensure scalability and extensibility of the pricing guidance infrastructure, and act as a key leader across the organization. You will also partner with product and internal engineering teams to align on goals and deliverables, driving the development of innovative guidance and personalization strategies. This role requires 10+ years of relevant experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership role and hands-on experience in machine learning and data-driven product development. The position is remote-eligible within the US.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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!

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in multi-sided marketplaces is preferred

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits