Remote Senior Staff ML Engineer, Growth Platform

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 244,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer for Marketing Technology to shape agentic growth across the platform. You will lead ML/AI initiatives, mentor engineers, and build scalable AI systems that personalize campaigns and optimize bookings.

This role is remote in the USA, with occasional office or offsite as needed. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design production-grade ML pipelines, and advance the AI capabilities powering growth channels.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of industry experience in applied ML/AI
• Strong programming (Scala / Python / Java / C++ or equivalent) and data engineering skills
• Deep understanding of ML/AI best practices and algorithms (neural networks, optimization)
• Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubernetes, Airflow, Kafka

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered solutions to shape Airbnb's agentic growth platform
• Mentor and guide engineers; produce production-grade ML models and pipelines
• Lead architecture decisions for large-scale AI systems across marketing channels
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable ML solutions

Skills

Scala / Python / Java / C++

ML/AI fundamentals

NLP

Computer Vision

Personalization

Large-scale systems

Education

MS or PhD in relevant field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Kubernetes

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer for Marketing Technology to shape agentic growth across the platform. You will lead ML/AI initiatives, mentor engineers, and build scalable AI systems that personalize campaigns and optimize bookings.

This role is remote in the USA, with occasional office or offsite as needed. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design production-grade ML pipelines, and advance the AI capabilities powering growth channels.