Head of AI Tooling & Dev Infra

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a leader to guide its Dev AI team, building AI tooling and infrastructure to boost developer productivity across the platform. You will set technical direction for agentic coding tools and AI workflow platforms, balancing scale with quality and safety.

A typical day includes partnering with Staff engineers on architecture and product direction, coaching and mentoring the team, and staying current on AI advances to shape Airbnb's developer experience and platform reliability.

Qualifications

• 2+ years managing engineers, including Staff level.
• Experience in developer infrastructure and applying AI to real-world challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead Airbnb's Dev AI team building AI tooling and infrastructure for developer productivity.
• Shape technical direction across agentic coding tools and AI workflow platforms.
• Partner with Staff engineers on architecture and product direction.
• Coach and mentor the team, staying current on AI advances.

Skills

Engineering management

Staff-level leadership

Developer infrastructure

Applied AI

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a leader to guide its Dev AI team, building AI tooling and infrastructure to boost developer productivity across the platform. You will set technical direction for agentic coding tools and AI workflow platforms, balancing scale with quality and safety.

A typical day includes partnering with Staff engineers on architecture and product direction, coaching and mentoring the team, and staying current on AI advances to shape Airbnb's developer experience and platform reliability.