Senior Staff ML Engineer - Remote AI Growth Platform

Aimlroles; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 244,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer to lead AI-driven growth initiatives. You will guide engineers in designing and deploying agentic AI solutions, creating scalable systems and reusable ML pipelines for a global product platform.

You will collaborate with product, data science, and operations teams to deliver high-impact AI features that personalize experiences and optimize campaigns, while maintaining brand safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of industry experience in applied ML/AI
• Strong programming and data engineering skills
• Deep understanding of ML/AI best practices and algorithms

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered solutions for Airbnb agentic growth platform
• Lead and mentor engineers on AI products from inception to production
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to build scalable AI systems

Skills

ML/AI expertise

Programming (Scala/Python/Java/C++)

Data engineering

Architectural thinking

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Kubernetes/Airflow/Kafka

Education

MS or PhD in relevant field

Tools

Tensorflow

PyTorch

Kubernetes

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

Airbnb is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer to lead AI-driven growth initiatives. You will guide engineers in designing and deploying agentic AI solutions, creating scalable systems and reusable ML pipelines for a global product platform.

You will collaborate with product, data science, and operations teams to deliver high-impact AI features that personalize experiences and optimize campaigns, while maintaining brand safety and compliance.