Staff Software Engineer, Guest & Host - Pricing Guidance Team

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.

Role overview

The Pricing team empowers Airbnb hosts to better run their business by providing the tools and education to implement pricing strategies that adapt to their evolving goals. The Pricing Guidance team works closely with other engineering teams, Data Science, Modeling, Design, and Product to help hosts. This role is a product-focused Staff Backend Engineer position responsible for driving technology and implementation strategy to help hosts run their business day-to-day.

Responsibilities

• Work with product and design partners to explore problem spaces and devise solutions to customer problems
• Prototype new ideas and influence product strategy
• Proactively collaborate with other engineering teams to develop an iterative plan to improve APIs and architecture
• Collaborate with product engineers and partners to develop new host pricing functionality
• Create technical and execution strategies for new projects and drive hands-on implementation
• Identify areas for improvement and champion the adoption of best practices in product development, engineering architecture, and testing
• Perform technical design reviews and code reviews
• Mentor and grow more junior engineers

Requirements / Your expertise

• 10+ years industry experience
• Experience leading teams and setting technical direction
• Experience building and launching high-impact user-facing products
• Experience influencing partners such as designers, product managers, and other engineering teams
• Comfortable ideating, prototyping, and influencing product direction
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow junior engineers and drive best practices

Cross-functional collaboration

• Work closely with Data Science and Modeling teams
• Collaborate with Design and Product partners to shape product features

Your location

• Remote - USA. 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. If employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you of eligible states.

Compensation

• Base pay range: $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 demands.

Our commitment to inclusion & belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with a broad talent pool and providing an inclusive application and interview process. Candidates with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation for the application process can contact [email protected] with their full name, the role, and required accommodation.

How we'll take care of you

• Titles may span more than one career level; pay and level depend on experience and other factors.
• The role may include eligibility for bonus, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits.