Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Price Modeling

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · United States · Software Engineering

Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the pricing guidance team, responsible for developing and refining machine learning models for pricing recommendations, with a focus on reinforcement learning techniques. The role involves collaborating with data scientists and product managers, analyzing model performance, and integrating models into user-friendly tools for hosts.

What you'd actually do

  1. Developing, testing, and refining machine learning models, particularly reinforcement learning models, for pricing recommendations
  2. Analyzing model performance and making necessary adjustments
  3. Collaborating with data scientists and product managers to understand project requirements and desired outcomes
  4. Working with product engineers and designers to integrate models into user-friendly tools for hosts
  5. Presenting findings and progress updates to team members and stakeholders

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in machine learning engineering
  • Proven experience in developing and implementing machine learning models, preferably reinforcement learning models
  • Strong knowledge of Python, or other relevant programming languages
  • Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate complex ideas clearly

Nice to have

  • Experience in the hospitality industry or with pricing models
  • Experience with Airbnb's platform and tools

What the JD emphasized

  • reinforcement learning models

Other signals

  • reinforcement learning
  • pricing models
  • model performance analysis
  • integration into user-facing tools