Airbnb
Consumer · Travel marketplace
- HQ
- San Francisco, US
- Founded
- 2008
- Size
- 7,000+
- Funding
- Public (ABNB)
- Website
- airbnb.com
- Blog
- medium.com
Products
Consumer · Travel marketplace
Airbnb currently has 36 active job listings related to Artificial Intelligence. The majority of these roles, 64%, are focused on the agents stage, with application stage roles making up another 22%. The top function for these positions is Engineering, followed by Product. Frequent tech tags include agent_orchestration, llm_observability, and model_serving, suggesting a focus on building and managing AI systems.
Currently tracking 22 active AI roles, with 106 new openings in the last 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $117k–$310k (avg $214k).
Airbnb currently has 40 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: (Contract) Senior Data Scientist, Platform Inference - MarTech DS Measurement, Lead Analyst, Advanced Analytics, Lead, Advanced Analytics, Hosting Services (Brazil) , Lead, Advanced Analytics, Hosting Services (Mexico), Machine Learning Engineer, Community Support Engineering. Most positions are in Engineering and Product.
Airbnb's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (60%), application (28%), evaluation (5%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Airbnb is hiring AI talent in: United States (29 roles), China (4 roles), Brazil (4 roles), India (3 roles).
Job postings at Airbnb most frequently mention: Machine Learning, System Design, Market & Technology Trend Analysis, Statistics, Large Language Models (LLMs).
In the past 30 days, Airbnb has posted 20 new AI-related roles. That is a +54% change versus the prior 30 days (13 → 20).
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| Senior Sales Operations Lead Senior Lead, Revenue Operations - Hotels Acquisition at Airbnb. This role focuses on defining and executing the global acquisition operations strategy for hotels, optimizing the sales funnel, managing incentive compensation, and driving performance through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration. It is a product-focused role within the consumer domain, aimed at scaling hotel acquisition on the platform. | — | 0 |
| Senior Platform Manager, Payment Platform Accounts Senior Platform Manager for Airbnb's Payment Platform Accounts, focusing on building foundational platform capabilities for digital wallets, identity services, and payment interactions. The role involves defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap, leading cross-functional initiatives, and working with external partners. Responsibilities include account foundations, receivables, evaluating user data for payment activity, and resolving account frictions. Requires experience in payment platforms or fintech products, B2B2C products for marketplaces, API-based products, and managing products across geographies and regulatory environments. Experience with AI prototypes is preferred. |
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| Learning Tools Manager The Learning Tools Manager at Airbnb will own and lead the transition of the company's learning technology stack, including the Learning Management System (LMS), simulation, authoring, and design tools. This role involves managing the technology stack, leading a major LMS transition project, partnering with various internal teams (data & analytics, engineering, sourcing), managing vendor relationships, and overseeing reporting and measurement of learning outcomes. The role also includes team leadership and development. | — | 0 |
| Staff System Engineer, BizTech Staff System Engineer for Airbnb's BizTech CRM Engineering team, focusing on building and scaling digital engagement platforms (chat, messaging, voice) to foster relationships between Airbnb and its community. This role involves technical strategy, architecture, and hands-on development for customer-facing systems. | — | 0 |
| Marketing Operations Lead This role is for a Marketing Operations Lead at Airbnb, focusing on building critical frameworks, processes, and assets to support marketing and creative teams. The position involves partnering with various cross-functional teams, including Finance, Analytics, and Creative, to improve operational efficiency and business impact. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in global marketing operations, strategy & operations, or management consulting, with strong analytical and business acumen. | — | 0 |
| Workplace Operations Program Manager This role is for a Workplace Operations Program Manager at Airbnb. The primary focus is on leading and scaling programs within the Workplace Operations organization, which involves managing cross-functional programs, developing processes and tools, and improving team effectiveness. While the role mentions familiarity with AI tools to improve operational workflows, the core responsibilities are in program management and operations, not in building or directly deploying AI/ML models. | — | 0 |
| Associate Counsel, Innovation and Thought Leadership Associate Counsel role at Airbnb focusing on intellectual property transactions and open source, with a specific emphasis on the intersection of open source and AI. The role involves partnering with technology and data science teams to guide IP protection, open source governance, and the sharing of technology externally, including negotiating research and data agreements. This is a legal role advising on technology and IP, not a technical AI development role. | — | 0 |
| Engineering Manager, Cloud & Data Security Lead a team of security engineers focused on securing Airbnb's cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and access controls. Set technical direction, manage the team's roadmap, and partner across the company to improve security practices. This role involves people management, technical guidance on cloud security, data security, and identity systems, and driving operational excellence. | — | 0 |
| Payments Partnerships Manager, Host Payouts Airbnb is seeking an experienced and strategic Payment Partnerships Manager to drive the vision, execution, and ongoing performance of their partner network supporting global host payouts. This role involves business development, deal negotiation, and strategic relationship management with payment partners, focusing on reliability, efficiency, compliance, and alignment with growth goals. | — | 0 |
| Senior Platform Manager, Data Products, Finance Accounting Senior Platform Manager responsible for the finance accounting platform at Airbnb. This role involves defining and driving the platform's roadmap, ensuring it scales with business needs, and managing the accounting story for new product launches. Key responsibilities include assessing accounting impact, designing solutions, coordinating engineering efforts, and strengthening financial data accuracy and reliability. The role requires strong collaboration with product, engineering, and finance stakeholders, and involves technical depth in SQL and big data principles. | — | 0 |
| Product Manager, Identity Product Manager for Airbnb's Identity team, responsible for strategy and execution of identity verification systems and experiences to build trust between guests and hosts. | — | 0 |
| Senior Influencer Manager This role is for a Senior Influencer Manager at Airbnb, responsible for integrating influencer content into the company's owned social media strategy to elevate cultural relevance and drive brand awareness. The manager will build and maintain relationships with creators, curate content, and collaborate cross-functionally to execute influencer activations and analyze campaign performance. | — | 0 |
| Regional Workplace Operations Manager Regional Workplace Operations Manager at Airbnb responsible for creating and maintaining a positive and productive office experience, managing hospitality, events, and operational partners to ensure the office reflects Airbnb's culture and values. | — | 0 |
| AMER Gathering Programs Manager This role is for a Gathering Programs Manager at Airbnb, responsible for the end-to-end delivery and adaptation of regional Gathering & Culture programs. The role focuses on program management, stakeholder influence, and regional execution of global strategies, including driving "AI Excellence Days" for tech audiences. It requires strong program ownership, cross-market experience, and stakeholder management skills. | — | 0 |
| Global Law Enforcement Operations Enablement Manager This role manages and enables global law enforcement operations and threat assessment programs at Airbnb, focusing on accurate and timely responses to user data requests and serious safety concerns. It involves evolving operating frameworks, ensuring performance oversight, and reporting on key metrics, while requiring expertise in global data privacy laws and operational development. | — | 0 |
| Senior Regulatory Operations Lead - Regulatory Products Senior Regulatory Operations Lead responsible for shaping and steering Airbnb's regulatory strategy by driving global high-impact regulatory initiatives. This role involves anticipating regulatory trends, translating mandates into scalable product solutions, and advising senior leadership to strengthen Airbnb's reputation and resilience. Key responsibilities include strategic regulatory leadership, cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Product, regulatory program oversight, risk assessment and mitigation, and leading a team. | — | 0 |
| Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence This role focuses on competitive intelligence within Airbnb, analyzing the market, competitors, and industry trends to provide strategic insights to leadership. It involves developing reporting, conducting deep dives, managing data strategy, and enabling cross-functional teams. While AI tools like Claude or Gemini are mentioned as something to be proficient in, the core function is not AI/ML development but rather market analysis and strategic decision support. | — | 0 |
| Engineering Manager, Payments Engineering Manager for Airbnb's Payments team, responsible for leading teams building and operating critical payments systems. Focuses on scale, reliability, compliance, and product innovation within a regulated financial environment. | — | 0 |
| Staff Data Scientist - Long Term Impact This role focuses on developing and improving frameworks for estimating the long-term causal impact of product changes at Airbnb. It involves applying advanced causal inference methods, including experimental, econometric regression, and quasi-experimental techniques, to measure platform/product impacts and optimize for long-term business outcomes. The role requires strong programming skills and experience in quantitative fields. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Cloud Networking Software Engineer for Airbnb's Cloud Networking team, focusing on building and operating network infrastructure including traffic proxy, load balancers, service mesh, and security systems. The role involves working with cloud-native technologies and open-source communities to ensure reliability, scalability, and high availability for global services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Counsel, Commercial & Partnerships Senior Counsel, Commercial & Partnerships at Airbnb, focusing on negotiating and drafting sophisticated commercial agreements, building client relationships, and providing legal and strategic advice for business development, finance, product, and other cross-functional teams. Requires 10-15+ years of commercial legal experience, with a preference for technology companies and knowledge of data privacy frameworks. | — | 0 |
| Senior Regulatory Operations Manager, Cities This role focuses on managing and scaling regulatory compliance strategies and programs for Airbnb's Cities team globally. It involves developing and driving regulatory initiatives, leading scaled programs, managing cross-functional stakeholders, and analyzing strategic opportunities for risk reduction. The role requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with experience in regulatory operations, compliance, or consulting. | — | 0 |
| Staff Advanced Analyst, Guest Engagement This role is for a Staff Advanced Analyst focused on Guest Engagement at Airbnb. The primary responsibility is to own the analytics roadmap for guest lifecycle marketing programs, including designing and analyzing experiments, surfacing proactive insights, and building self-serve reporting. The role involves partnering with Marketing, MarTech Data Science, and Finance to drive booking impact through experimentation and insights, with a focus on ML model rollouts and feedback loops. | — | 0 |
| Community Support Forecasting and Demand Planning Analyst This role focuses on demand forecasting and long-term planning for a global contact center operations team, using statistical modeling and machine learning techniques to optimize resources, costs, and productivity. It involves advanced analytics, data pipeline development, and stakeholder communication to drive data-driven workforce decisions. | — | 0 |
| Senior Manager, Public Policy, Texas Senior Manager, Public Policy for Airbnb in Texas, focused on government relations, campaign and engagement strategies with local officials and regulators. The role involves influencing policy and regulations impacting the platform and host eligibility, representing Airbnb in associations and events, developing communication and partnership strategies, and analyzing legislation. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Build Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Infrastructure team, focusing on CI+Build systems. The role involves architecting improvements to Bazel, remote build/cache infrastructure, and driving technical direction for build systems to accelerate engineering productivity and AI agent operations. | — | 0 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Payments Compliance Senior Staff Engineer, Payments Compliance at Airbnb. Owns technical vision and architectural direction for the Compliance engineering landscape, focusing on Policy Enforcement, Identity, Screening, Auditing, and Compliance Experience. Ensures compliance systems are scalable and aligned with global regulatory requirements like AML, KYC, and sanctions screening. Partners with cross-organizational teams and stakeholders to drive high-stakes design tradeoffs. | — | 0 |
| Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Community Support Engineering | — | — |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Communication & Connectivity | — | — |
| Manager, Field Operations, Southeast | — | — |