Senior Data Scientist, Guest & Host
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:
You will join a collaborative team of data scientists, analysts, engineers, product managers and designers
who build innovative products for Airbnb guests and hosts. Your core team will consist of data scientists within the Guest &
Host Data Science organization, who develop models, measurement frameworks, foundational data products, and intelligence to
improve and shape Airbnb marketplace and product.
The Difference You Will Make:
Under this
general application, you will be considered for applications over several tracks.
- Pricing Data
Science - Responsible for developing a pricing guidance system for hosts, as well as methods (experimental and
observational) to measure the impact of pricing feature launches.
- Guest and Host Product Data Science -
Responsible for building optimized products, tools, and programs that empower our hosts to thrive on our platform and our guests
to easily discover and book stays that match their needs.
- Marketplace Data Science - Responsible
for building data products, inference frameworks, and intelligence to enable the growth of our marketplace.
As
a data scientist on the team, you will directly impact the Airbnb user community and marketplace with the data products and
insights you deliver. Your work may range from building models to understand the impact of supply and demand on marketplace
outcomes, to applying causal inference methods to measure the impact of a new pricing guidance tool, to generating destination
recommendations based on our understanding of guest travel preferences.
A Typical Day:
- Building strong relationships with cross-functional partners across Product, Design, Engineering, and Analytics to drive
collaboration and innovation.
- Contribute directly to the development and launch of data-driven products and models,
leveraging AI tools to enhance efficiency and impact.
- Writing software in Python, SQL, or R to model, simulate, and
measure the impact of new features, applying advanced causal inference techniques where necessary.
- Analyzing structured
or unstructured data to uncover meaningful insights and craft actionable proposals that help shape strategy.
- Communicating learnings to leaders and stakeholders in a clear, compelling manner that drives informed data-driven decision
making.
Your Expertise:
- 5+ years of experience with BS/masters degree, 2+ years of
experience with PhD.
- Experience with experimentation, causal observational analysis, and machine learning
techniques.
- Experience partnering with product, engineering, and design to enable data-driven model or product
development.
- Ability to prototype, build, and scale derived data assets.
- Strong coding skills in SQL and either
Python or R.
- Strong oral and written communication skills - an ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a
non-technical audience.
- Work authorization (if applicable)
- Travel requirements (if applicable)
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.
Pay Range