--- title: 'Manager, Engineering, Dev AI at Airbnb' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/manager-engineering-dev-ai-airbnb-united-states-00nykht6fbd2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-28' --- # Manager, Engineering, Dev AI at Airbnb - **Company:** Airbnb - **Location:** United States - **Compensation:** $212k–$265k - **Posted:** 2026-10-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28 - **Apply:** https://careers.airbnb.com/positions/8316130?gh_jid=8316130 ## Job description Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Difference You Will Make: Our mission is to make every Airbnb engineer's day better by building world-class developer infrastructure that removes friction and provides the tools to unlock their best work. The Dev AI team specifically builds the foundational AI tooling and infrastructure that powers developer productivity across the entire software development lifecycle, also providing the building blocks for teams across the company to quickly and simply create their own domain-specific AI tools. We currently serve as both a platform team and an internal AI consultancy for partner teams building their own internally-facing AI-powered solutions. In this role, you will help to shape and execute the technical direction of the team's infrastructure and products. You'll work across a range of exciting problem spaces, from agentic coding tools and asynchronous AI workflow platforms, to SDKs for rapid internal AI app development and AI-assisted code migration. At Airbnb, you won't just build AI tools; your work will shape how individuals across the company work every day. The tools you create will directly accelerate the pace of innovation across our entire product surface. We're a collaborative, low-ego, and highly-visible team that values experimentation, learning, and shipping. We celebrate what works and learn quickly from what doesn't. Given the rapid evolution of AI, we strive to operate with startup-like agility, iterating swiftly to evaluate and incorporate the most recent AI technologies into our developer tooling. If you enjoy building, collaborating across teams, thrive when given high autonomy, and are motivated to make the lives of other developers easier and more enjoyable, we’d love to hear from you. A Typical Day: - Help shape and drive our AI for Developers strategy, partnering with Staff and Sr. Staff engineers to assist them in aligning architecture trade-offs and product direction - Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape, and help the team balance innovation with incremental, measurable developer impact - Serve as a champion, expert, coach, and consultant to empower teams and leaders across the company to adopt and leverage new AI capabilities in their day to day workflows - Foster relationships with partner teams and stakeholders, as well as crafting working agreements - Coach and mentor the team with empathy to do their best work while growing in their roles & responsibilities - Contribute to the broader organization’s culture and processes (with a “first team” mentality) Your Expertise: - 2+ years of experience as a full-time manager - Experience supporting and coaching Staff+ (ideally multiple) and Senior engineers - Experience managing a remote/distributed team - Prior experience building developer infrastructure, tooling, or platforms, ideally at scale and with tools, frameworks, or systems commonly used in the industry - Experience applying AI technologies to real-world software development challenges - A track record of quickly ramping up in new domains, technologies, or languages — and a genuine excitement for continuous learning - Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally, with excellent written and verbal communication skills Your Location: This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. [Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list](https://careers.airbnb.com/). If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from. Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging: Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application. Equal Employment Opportunity: Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. How We'll Take Care of You: Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Pay Range $212,000—$265,000 USD Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role. A Note on Recruiting Scams: Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @[airbnb.com](http://airbnb.com) or @[ext.airbnb.com](http://ext.airbnb.com) email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing.  We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb. ## About Airbnb ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Airbnb operates a global marketplace for unique stays, experiences, and adventures, connecting hosts with travelers. - **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: ABNB) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2007 - **Founders**: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Online Travel & Hospitality, Software Development - **Target customers**: B2C (travelers), C2C (hosts), with some B2B (Airbnb for Work, business travel) - **Mission or purpose statement**: To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere, providing unique travel experiences and economic opportunity for hosts. ## Products & Services - **Airbnb Stays**: The core platform for booking short-term rentals (entire homes, private rooms, shared spaces) in over 220 countries and regions. - **Airbnb Experiences**: Curated, hands-on activities hosted by locals (e.g., cooking classes, guided hikes, workshops). - **Airbnb Adventures**: Multi-day, small-group immersive trips led by local experts. - **Airbnb for Work**: A service for companies to manage business travel and team retreats. - **Luxe**: A premium tier offering vetted, high-end vacation homes with dedicated trip designers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: ~$77.8B (as of recent data) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $12.2B (based on available data) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Y Combinator - **Growth Signals**: - **From 2007 to present**: 1.5 billion guest arrivals globally. - **Headcount Growth**: Employs ~21,644 people, a **+30.6% year-over-year increase**. - **Global Reach**: Operates in 176 countries with a strong international team (e.g., offices/employees in India, Italy, Canada, Brazil, UK, Australia, China). - **Public Company Status**: IPO in 2020, trading on NASDAQ. ## Competitive Advantages - **Network Effects**: A massive, global two-sided network of 5 million+ hosts and 1.5 billion arrivals creates a formidable moat that is very difficult for competitors to replicate. - **Brand & Trust**: A globally recognized brand synonymous with alternative accommodations and travel experiences. - **Liquidity & Inventory**: Unrivaled inventory depth across 220+ countries, offering unique stays not found in traditional hotels. - **Live and Work Anywhere Policy**: A radical shift in work culture that offers flexibility and a competitive edge in talent acquisition, allowing employees to live anywhere in their country of employment with no compensation change. ## Strategic Focus - **International & Mainstream Expansion**: Continuing to grow its user base beyond early adopters into mainstream travel and new international markets. - **Product Diversification**: Pushing hard into "Experiences" and "Adventures" to reduce reliance on accommodations and capture more of the travel wallet. - **Leveraging AI & Technology**: Investing in AI (e.g., AI Engineer roles in Community Support) to improve the guest and host experience, search, and trust & safety. - **Return to Travel & "Live Anywhere"**: Capitalizing on the post-pandemic shift towards remote work and long-term stays with its "Live and Work Anywhere" initiative. ## Why Work Here - **Flexibility**: A ground-breaking **"Live and Work Anywhere"** policy. Employees can work from home, an office, or temporarily anywhere in the world (with approval). Compensation is not changed when moving within their country of employment. - **Compelling Mission**: An opportunity to work on a platform that creates connection and economic empowerment for millions of people globally. - **Diversity & Belonging**: Strong commitment to inclusion with numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) such as Able@, Black@, Women@, Parents@, and many more. - **Great Benefits**: - **Travel Credit**: Quarterly Airbnb travel and experiences credit. - **Education**: Annual educational stipend. - **Wellbeing**: Subsidized healthcare, mental health support, family care support, and generous parental leave. - **Equity**: Competitive compensation including equity and an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP). - **Culture**: Values-driven with a focus on "Be a Host" (caring, open, encouraging), "Champion the Mission," and "Embrace the Adventure." - **Work Model**: Supports a mix of remote, hybrid (be close to an office), and onsite work, giving employees significant control over their schedule. - **Talent Community**: A highly creative and collaborative environment with industry-leading talent. ## Sources 1. [careers.airbnb.com](https://careers.airbnb.com/) 2. [careers.airbnb.com/life-at-airbnb/](https://careers.airbnb.com/life-at-airbnb/) 3. [airbnb.com](https://www.airbnb.com/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/airbnb](https://sg.linkedin.com/company/airbnb) 5. 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