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Engineering Manager, Guest & Host

Airbnb· Guest & Host Services
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London£120k - £150kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Engineering Manager leading a team of software developers to prototype, build and improve hosting services, balancing short-term business outcomes with long-term technical stability, scalability and flexibility.

Responsibilities

  • Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale
  • Lead investments into new technical capabilities that push the envelope and unlock product innovation
  • Collaborate with engineers to plan and sequence the delivery of new features and capabilities, making necessary trade-offs, while effectively communicating the delivery plans and celebrating successful launches
  • Partner with peer engineering teams to integrate new features that impact different areas within the product
  • Strengthen the team’s partnerships with key stakeholders in Engineering, Design, and Product to make ambitious product feature concepts a reality
  • Recruit and nurture exceptional engineering talent by investing meaningful one-on-one time to understand their motivations and team dynamics, while also creating a tailored career development plan
  • Foster an inclusive team culture and environment that encourages collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation via calculated risks and product mindset

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of engineering management experience, with 9+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast paced tech environment
  • Deep expertise with backend systems and complex data modeling in large-scale consumer applications
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills tuned for both technical or non-technical audiences
  • End-to-end, product-oriented mentality that transcends team boundaries and helps find globally optimal solutions
  • Good judgment in making tradeoffs to balance short-term business needs with long-term technical quality
  • Strong collaboration skills, able to work effectively and find common ground with a wide range of teams who may have conflicting goals and priorities

Skills

Required:Backend systems and data modeling
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Airbnb is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions. No global movement springs from individuals. It takes an entire team united behind something big. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we brainstorm nonstop, we use hundreds of Post-Its a week, and we give the best high-fives in town. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have satellite offices in Dublin, London, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, Berlin, Moscow, São Paolo, Sydney, and Singapore.

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