# Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Customer Support Engineering

**Company:** [Airbnb](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airbnb)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, LLMs, Llm Fine-Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Search, Llm Evaluation, Chatbots, Agentic AI, Python, Scalable Systems, Product Integrations
**Posted:** 2026-06-15

> Build and optimize scalable machine learning systems and AI-powered customer support products, taking initiatives from concept through production. The role requires 4+ years of ML engineering experience, advanced technical expertise, and fluency in English and Mandarin.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Envision, champion, and support the development of novel machine learning systems, product integrations, and performance optimizations to solve real-world problems.
- Work cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering counterparts to design and build efficient AI solutions for customer support products.
- Learn and share the latest AI and machine learning technologies with teams across China and the United States.
- Build and leverage advanced AI technologies to transform customer service through personalized, easy-to-use, and proactive experiences.
- Shape initiatives from inception to production, turning concepts into impactful products.

## Requirements
- PhD or master’s degree, preferably in computer science, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of machine learning engineering experience, including ownership of large-scale software systems.
- Background designing and developing AI and machine learning systems and services.
- Passion for building efficient and scalable machine-learning-powered products.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and design organizations.
- Fluency in English and Mandarin.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with LLM-driven chatbot and agentic AI products.

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