Engineering Manager, Host Pricing - Product UI Foundations

Details

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 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 Host Pricing org is forming a dedicated Frontend team to drive architecture and client experiences across pricing, availability, and guidance surfaces. This team will build and maintain reusable, cross-platform design systems and custom surfaces, enabling Airbnb to deliver consistent and high-quality experiences for both hosts and guests.

This role partners closely with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to shape the foundation of client-facing architecture across Web, iOS, and Android. The Engineering Manager will provide leadership and technical expertise while advocating for scalable patterns such as GraphQL and modern design system practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a newly created team of client engineers (approximately 10 engineers: 3 Android, 3 iOS, 4 Web), providing clarity of mission and ownership of Airbnb’s Host Pricing frontend architecture.
• Establish and drive frontend architecture across pricing, availability, and guidance surfaces, balancing performance, scalability, and usability.
• Advocate for and implement GraphQL-driven patterns to unify client experiences across platforms.
• Lead the development of a pricing design system: reusable, customizable, and cross-platform frontend components.
• Partner with designers and engineers to define design language systems and ensure consistent implementation across Web, iOS, and Android.
• Coach, mentor, and grow client engineers; foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure pricing and availability experiences are reliable, performant, and visually cohesive.
• Define and drive long-term technical strategy and architecture in partnership with senior leaders.
• Lead technical initiatives, refine and prioritize engineering requirements, and align technical efforts with business outcomes.
• Nurture operational excellence: raise the bar for quality, reliability, and availability; drive strong engineering practices from design through production.
• Retain, grow, and hire high-performing engineering talent; create opportunities for ICs to lead cross-platform technical initiatives.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience managing an engineering team and 9+ years of overall relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise leading client teams across native iOS, Android, and Frontend Web domains.
• Proven product and design instinct and experience building well-designed user experiences.
• Experience leading and shipping large initiatives with high business impact.
• Experience creating and operating at a high level of operational excellence, focusing on quality, reliability, and availability.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; experience influencing decisions across many engineering teams and cross-functional partners.
• Flexible leadership style and good judgment in making tradeoffs between short-term business needs and long-term technical quality.
• Track record of fostering an inclusive and engaging team environment and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Experience identifying, retaining, and acquiring critical talent.

Location & Work Model

• This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with your manager.
• You must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity (see Airbnb careers for an up-to-date list of excluded states).

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range (base): $204,000—$255,000 USD.
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Actual base pay depends on factors such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market conditions.

Inclusion & Accessibility

• Airbnb is committed to an inclusive hiring process and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities by contacting [email protected] with name, role, and requested accommodation.