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Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

Senior Manager leading ML, Data, and AI initiatives for Airbnb's Communication & Connectivity products. Responsibilities include setting multi-year AI roadmaps, partnering cross-functionally to ship ML solutions, owning metrics tied to business outcomes, and mentoring teams of ML and data engineers.

248k – 310k/yr
Remote12+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Drive alignment across engineering, product, and leadership on AI investment priorities and set the multi-year technical roadmap.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to take high-impact ML initiatives from concept to production.
  • Ensure high-quality, efficient data pipelines that support both business and AI needs.
  • Define and own success metrics that tie ML work directly to business outcomes.
  • Grow and mentor a team of ML/Data engineers, raising the technical bar across the org.
  • Lead and mentor a senior team of Managers and Engineers across Machine Learning, Data Engineering and Software Engineering.
  • Partner with senior leadership across Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Business to align stakeholders, define multi-year roadmaps, set and execute on iterative milestones.
  • Coach and develop team members, helping them grow their careers, technical expertise, and collaboration skills.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of overall engineering experience with 5+ years managing a team in a fast paced, high growth tech environment.
  • BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
  • Experience building, leading, and architecting full-stack products and systems at enterprise scale with a great impact.
  • Experience in applying modern artificial intelligence technologies to products and development cycles.
  • Technical leadership: hands on experience leading project teams, setting technical direction and strategy, and working cross functionally with Product and Data Science teams.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills. Examples of working across teams and organizations on technical initiatives.

Compensation

  • Base pay range: $248,000 - $310,000 USD.
  • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Skills

Machine LearningData Engineeringartificial intelligenceData PipelinesPythonAWSKubernetesTensorFlowPyTorchSQLleadershipmentoring
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