Engineering Manager, Guest & Host

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 conne...

We are building tools and a global community to make it easier for people to host on Airbnb. Our team focuses on co-hosting and building intuitive, user-facing experiences that enable people to host together as a team, using machine learning where appropriate to address real user needs. The team works collaborativel...

As the Engineering Manager, within Guest & Host Services, you’ll lead a team of talented, diverse software developers to prototype, build and improve hosting services, balancing the shorter term business outcomes along with longer term technical stability, scalability and flexibility aligning with cross functional p...

Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale
Lead investments into new technical capabilities that push the envelope and unlock product innovation
Collaborate with engineers to plan and sequence the delivery of new features and capabilities, making necessary trade-offs, while effectively communicating the delivery plans and celebrating successful launches
Partner with peer engineering teams to integrate new features that impact different areas within the product
Strengthen the team’s partnerships with key stakeholders in Engineering, Design, and Product to make ambitious product feature concepts a reality.
Recruit and nurture exceptional engineering talent by investing meaningful one-on-one time to understand their motivations and team dynamics, while also creating a tailored career development plan.
Foster an inclusive team culture and environment that encourages collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation via calculated risks and product mindset.

5+ years of engineering management experience, with 9+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast paced tech environment
Deep expertise with backend systems and complex data modeling in large-scale consumer applications
Excellent communication and presentation skills tuned for both technical or non-technical audiences
End-to-end, product-oriented mentality that transcends team boundaries and helps find globally optimal solutions
Good judgment in making tradeoffs to balance short-term business needs with long-term technical quality
Strong collaboration skills, able to work effectively and find common ground with a wide range of teams who may have conflicting goals and priorities