Sr. Staff Data Scientist – Marketplace

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical vision and development of next-generation science systems to improve the Airbnb marketplace for guests and hosts.
• Provide technical leadership for a mixed team of data scientists, economists, and applied scientists through scientific modeling, experimentation, and systems development.
• Develop and refine Airbnb's pricing guidance strategy and roadmaps with cross-functional teams.
• Design and evaluate pricing and personalized host guidance algorithms using state-of-the-art causal machine learning techniques.
• Build world-class, science-powered products through hands-on coaching and model development.
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, design, and data science teams to align goals and deliverables.
• Work with marketplace data science and algorithms engineering teams to implement and iterate quickly.
• Enhance the craft and velocity of colleagues.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD or Masters) in Computer Science, Data Science, Econometrics, Statistics, or related field.
• 12+ years relevant industry experience (9+ with PhD), including 2+ years domain experience in pricing or promotions.
• 4+ years experience in a technical leadership role managing data scientists and economists.
• Hands-on experience building personalized consumer products and expert understanding of causal machine learning algorithms.
• Strong communication skills across varying technical levels and seniority.
• Strategic thinker with experience delivering on multi-year technical/product vision.
• Prior experience in multi-sided marketplaces preferred.

Location

• US - Remote Eligible, must reside in a state where Airbnb has a registered entity.
• Occasional work at Airbnb office or offsites may be required.

Benefits

• Base pay range: $224,000 — $280,000 USD
• Eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Commitment

• Airbnb encourages diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in its hiring process and workplace.