Engineering Manager, Guest & Host

Airbnb

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Work type: On-site
Location: London, United Kingdom
Posted: 99 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 70 roles within 25 mi

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About Airbnb

Founded in 2008 and formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., Airbnb is a global marketplace connecting travelers with hosts who offer unique accommodations, ranging from private rooms to entire homes. It operates a massive digital platform for booking stays, experiences, and travel services worldwide.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Guest & Host

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As the Engineering Manager, Guest & Host, you will lead a diverse team of software developers within the Guest & Host Services team to build and improve hosting services. You will be responsible for prototyping new product experiences, managing technical investments to unlock innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional partners in Design and Product Management to deliver high-quality features. Your daily work involves planning feature delivery, making trade-offs between short-term goals and long-term technical stability, and nurturing engineering talent through tailored career development plans. The role requires expertise in backend systems and complex data modeling for large-scale consumer applications. You will solve problems related to co-hosting and intuitive user-facing experiences, utilizing machine learning where appropriate to address real user needs while ensuring system scalability and flexibility across the platform's technical infrastructure.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $267050 from 138 postings across 39 companies.

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Skills

Backend Systems Data Modeling Machine Learning Software Development Product Management Scalability

What you'll do

Lead a team of software developers to prototype, build, and improve hosting services.
Shape and develop new product experiences from ideation through implementation at scale.
Manage technical investments to push innovation and ensure long-term system stability and scalability.
Plan and sequence the delivery of new features while managing trade-offs between business needs and technical quality.
Coordinate with peer engineering teams to integrate features across different areas of the product.
Recruit, mentor, and develop career plans for a diverse team of engineers.
Foster an inclusive team culture that encourages technical excellence and innovation.

What we're looking for

At least 5 years of engineering management experience is required.
At least 9 years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment is required.
Candidates must have deep expertise with backend systems and complex data modeling in large-scale consumer applications.
Excellent communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences are required.
A product-oriented mentality to find globally optimal solutions across team boundaries is required.
Ability to exercise good judgment when balancing short-term business needs with long-term technical quality is required.
Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams having conflicting goals and priorities are required.

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