Senior Staff Data Scientist, Guest & Host Marketplace AI · Airbnb

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:05:09 GMT
Engineering

Airbnb · Remote · $224,000-$280,000 USD · remote

We are looking for a talented Data Scientist to join the Guest Data Science team. As a Senior Staff Data Scientist, you will lead innovation efforts to build methodologies to identify and evaluate the preferences important to every guest, at every step of their online discovery funnel. You will be instrumental in shaping our data strategy to drive guest conversion and regular engagement with the Airbnb platform across our Homes, Experiences and Services business verticals.

A typical day will involve learning from granular user action and sequence datasets, partnering with product and engineering to drive technical frameworks and science leadership, building prototypes to detect and quantify taxonomy of guest preferences, evaluating assumptions and efficacy of derived guest preferences, and influencing strategy and cross-functional deliverables.

Your expertise should include causal inference expertise with marketplace experience, preferred domain experience in search, UX discovery, personalized evidence systems, advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics or related field, and 9+ years of industry experience with a PhD (or 12+ years with a Masters).

You should be strong in communication with XFN partners in product, engineering, and design to enable data-driven product development with a focus on the user experience, expert in at least one programming language for data analysis (Python or R) with familiarity in SQL, and comfortable with developing proof-of-concept prototypes.

Proven ability to succeed in both collaborative and independent work environments and demonstrated willingness and track record of engagement with the technical community are also required.