Engineering Manager, Guest & Host
Posted by employer 9 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 6 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 23 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 9+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Airbnb's careers page October 27, 2026.
- Starts above 37% of 401 comparable lead management roles we track (median $180,500 across 108 companies).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Airbnb lists £120,000–£150,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 9 years of relevant experience for this Engineering Manager, Guest & Host role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Backend, Consumer Applications, Machine Learning, data modeling.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Airbnb targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Engineering Manager, Guest & Host role at Airbnb.
From the original posting
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 connect with communities in a more authentic way.
The Community You Will Join:
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 collaboratively with cross-functional partners in Design, Product Management, Business and other Engineering teams to quickly brainstorm, prototype, develop, and deliver high quality product experiences.
The Difference You Will Make:
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 partners.
A Typical Day:
- 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.
Your Expertise:
- 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
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.
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 shown below is annualized, 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.
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