Senior Staff Data Scientist, Guest & Host Marketplace AI

Airbnb
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 9+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Leadership","Problem-solving","Strategic thinking"]

Lead data science initiatives at Airbnb to model guest preferences in a marketplace. Build and evaluate AI-driven data products for personalized discovery, collaborate with product and engineering to optimize user experience, and present insights to leadership. Requires strong causal inference in marketplace contexts, deep statistical expertise, and proficiency in Python or R with SQL familiarity.

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Airbnb
Airbnb
1 year ago

Senior Staff Data Scientist, Guest & Host Marketplace AI

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Job Summary

Lead data science initiatives at Airbnb to model guest preferences in a marketplace. Build and evaluate AI-driven data products for personalized discovery, collaborate with product and engineering to optimize user experience, and present insights to leadership. Requires strong causal inference in marketplace contexts, deep statistical expertise, and proficiency in Python or R with SQL familiarity.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Learn: Understand how guests navigate and re-engage with Airbnb’s app using granular user action and sequence datasets.
  • •Partner: Collaborate with product and engineering to drive frameworks and leadership for detecting revealed preferences and quantifying online frictions.
  • •Build: Write code for prototypes to detect and quantify taxonomy of guest preferences from data frameworks and AI toolkits.
  • •Evaluate: Assess assumptions and efficacy of derived guest preferences through experiments and data feedback loops to maintain impact.
  • •Influence: Regularly present findings to leadership to inform strategy and cross-functional deliverables.

Key Requirements

  • •Causal inference expertise with marketplace experience.
  • •Preferred domain experience in search, UX discovery, personalized evidence systems.
  • •Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics or related field.
  • •9+ years of industry experience with a PhD (or 12+ years with a Masters).
  • •Expert in at least one programming language for data analysis (Python or R) with familiarity in SQL; comfortable developing proof-of-concept prototypes.
Experience:9+ yearsMarketplaceAIGuest experience
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationLeadershipProblem-solvingStrategic thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonRSQLLLMsAI

Company Brief

Airbnb
Online marketplace that connects travelers with hosts offering short-term lodging, experiences, and long-term stays. Facilitates booking, payments, and reviews while providing tools for hosts to manage listings globally.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
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