Staff Backend Engineer, Marketplaces Data and AI
Airbnb is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer for its Marketplaces Data and AI team to help craft the next generation of tools for Airbnb hosts. This role involves driving technology and implementation strategies for data-focused solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and influencing product direction. The engineer will also be responsible for mentoring junior engineers and championing best practices.
Airbnb is powered by our Host and Guest communities. Our teams work on everything from driving improvements for the end-to-end Host and Guest experience to launching new product verticals from the ground up. Our job is to build world-class, comprehensive platforms and features to create high-quality experiences for our outstanding community of Hosts and Guests. We are looking for a data-focused Staff Backend Engineer to help us craft the next generation of tools for Airbnb hosts. As a Staff Engineer, you will help drive the technology and implementation strategy to directly help hosts run their business day-to-day, proactively engaging with a wide range of teams and cross-functional partners to achieve your goals.
This role is within the Marketplaces Data and AI team, which works on components related to users, listings and the marketplace, foundational to Airbnb. The quality of their data is critical to the success of our products and business, and the team aims to strengthen the data foundation and unlock greater value from data and machine learning models.
Posted June 4, 2026