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Engineering Manager, Guest & Host

Posted on 28 September 2026

About the role

💼 What you will do

• Join Airbnb’s Guest & Host Services as an Engineering Manager, based in London. • Lead a talented, diverse team building tools that make it easier to host on Airbnb. • Focus on co-hosting, helping people host together as a team. • Use machine learning where it genuinely addresses real user needs. • Balance short-term business outcomes with long-term technical stability and scalability. • Earn £120,000–£150,000, with possible bonus, equity and Employee Travel Credits.

📋 Job Requirements

• Bring 5+ years of engineering management experience. • Show 9+ years of software development experience in a fast-paced tech environment. • Bring deep expertise in backend systems and complex data modelling for large-scale consumer apps. • Communicate and present clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. • Take an end-to-end, product-oriented approach that crosses team boundaries. • Make good trade-offs between short-term business needs and long-term technical quality. • Find common ground with teams that have conflicting goals and priorities.

🌟 Nice-to-have

• Bring experience applying machine learning to consumer product features. • Show experience building marketplace or two-sided platform products. • Bring experience in travel or hospitality technology. • Show experience leading teams through rapid prototyping and experimentation.

🎯 Responsibilities

• Shape and build new product experiences with design and product, from idea to scale. • Lead investment in new technical capabilities that unlock product innovation. • Plan and sequence feature delivery with engineers and communicate delivery plans. • Integrate new features with peer engineering teams across the product. • Strengthen partnerships with Engineering, Design and Product stakeholders. • Recruit engineers and build tailored career development plans through regular 1:1s. • Foster an inclusive culture of collaboration, technical excellence and innovation.

About Airbnb

😃 What Airbnb offers

• Earn £120,000–£150,000 a year. • Be eligible for bonus, equity and benefits. • Receive Employee Travel Credits. • Build products used by millions of hosts and guests worldwide. • Request reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.

💖 What makes Airbnb unique

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home. It has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed more than 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that help guests connect with communities in a more authentic way.

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