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Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Guest & Host

United States🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $244,000–$244,000🗓 2026-06-08 → 2026-07-31

Core

Architecting and implementing advanced machine learning solutions, including recommendation engines, ranking systems, and Large Language Models (LLMs), to enhance guest and host experiences in messaging and notifications.

Role type

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

ML-powered messaging and notification systems, recommendation engines, and ranking systems for Airbnb hosts and guests.

Domain

Travel technology, AI/ML, Large Language Models

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Large-scale software system ownership, scalable AI/ML system design, LLM integration, team leadership and mentorship, raising organizational AI/ML maturity

Preferred skills

Experience shaping ideas from inception to production, fostering engineering maturity across multiple organizations

Technologies

Large Language Models (LLMs), recommendation engines, ranking systems

Responsibilities

Envision and champion novel ML systems and product integrations; Lead, mentor, and grow software engineers and applied scientists; Drive ML applications in messaging and notification domains

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and strategy responsibilities

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## Responsibilities - Envision, champion, and support the development of novel ML systems, product integrations, and performance optimizations to solve real-world problems - Lead, mentor, challenge and grow enthusiastic, collaborative software engineers and applied scientists across the organization - Raise the AI/ML skillset within the organization. A passion for teaching/mentoring is important - Architect and implement advanced machine learning solutions—including recommendation engines, ranking systems, intent detection models, and the integration of intelligence into existing platforms - Lead efforts to harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) to create transformative AI experiences - Spearhead Machine Learning applications in Messaging and Notification—a high-impact area with significant potential to enhance guest and host experiences at Airbnb - Many of the initiatives you’ll tackle are in their early conceptual stages. You will have the opportunity to shape these ideas from inception to production, turning visionary concepts into impactful realities - You will be leading ML, Data and Product engineers to drive ML applications ## Requirements - 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years of experience in a Principal or Senior Staff Engineer role having ownership responsibility over large-scale software systems - Background in the design and development of scalable AI and ML systems and services, and a deep passion for building ML-powered products - You’re an inspiring colleague, a coach and mentor with experience owning and fostering engineering maturity in multiple organizations - You’re a builder, and implementer, who seeks out high impact work, and who is: proactive, curious, and an excellent communicator ## Nice to Have - N/A ## Benefits - This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from. - Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging: Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
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