Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 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.

The Community You Will Join: 

• You will lead a team of outstanding engineers across frontend and backend, and collaborate closely with world class design, product and program partners. 
• The team is responsible for finding guests the best Airbnb options that suit their needs, and help them make decisions effectively. 

Example of product features from the team: Airbnb Categories,  Split Stays

The Difference You Will Make:

• As the steward of one of the most critical surface on a guest’s journey, you will be accountable for:
• delivering new headliner features (examples: Airbnb Categories,  Split Stays)
• raising the bar product quality of features owned by the team
• proactively collaborating with xfn partners on feature enhancement and customer pain points
• In addition to product delivery, you will be responsible for:
• providing guidance on technical direction and foundational investments 
• optimizing team operation to empower the team to achieve a high level of productivity, reliability and simplicity (planning, prioritization, knowledge distribution,  design review, incidents response, etc)
• championing Airbnb’s culture of belonging
• hiring and coaching talents on your team

A Typical Day: 

• Support the team to deliver product features with a high level of fit and finish
• Leverage good product and design sense to influence product improvements for new or existing features
• Showcase the team’s work in front of senior leaders, clearly communicate trade-offs, risks and opportunities to a broad set of stakeholders
• Proactively share context with the team, help the team connect the dots of their work with broader company initiatives
• Be able to answer questions about ongoing initiatives, architecture and systems, staffing situations, the in & out of a feature etc in details 
• Have regular 1:1s and meaningful career conversations with your reports 
• Have the technical acumen to partner with tech leads and are comfortable helping drive incident resolution and deliver continuous improvement to team’s foundational goals 
• Lead or contribute to efforts that help boost diversity and belonging on the team and beyond

Your Expertise:

• 5+ years of engineering management experience, with 9+ years of of relevant software development industry experience in a fast paced tech environment
• Flexible in leadership style, can adapt to a variety of ways of working depends on the situation 
• Experience working on user facing product surfaces, especially in search related product areas
• Strong product and design sense, can spot potential usability issues, provide alternative solutions and collaborate effectively with product, design and user research partners 
• Strong communication skill and ability to influence decisions from a wide variety of stakeholders 
• Technical leadership: expertise in fullstack development and experience leading cross platform team(s), bonus if experienced in performance optimization / latency
• Experience fostering an inclusive and engaging team environment
• Able to identify, retain, grow and acquire critical talent

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base pay for this role is between 200,000.00 and 245,000.00. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.  

Your Location:

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.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.