Airbnb is looking to optimize its dynamic Marketplace by driving innovation in pricing, supply management, and fee strategies. The Staff Data Scientist will enable the growth of the marketplace by building data products, inference frameworks, and intelligence.
Requirements
- Strong fluency in Python or R for hands-on IC work and SQL for advanced data analysis at scale
- Experience with causal inference and machine learning techniques, ideally in a multi-sided platform setting
Responsibilities
- Specifying and estimating models to determine the impact of supply and demand on marketplace outcomes
- Delivering data and insights to enable the company’s supply growth efforts
- Providing mentorship to other data scientists and exemplifying a high bar for technical excellence
- Crafting models: You will develop models to accurately forecast key marketplace metrics, enabling proactive decision-making and strategic planning.
- Advanced causal inference: Utilizing cutting-edge causal inference techniques, you will quantify the impact of changes in supply and demand on the marketplace, informing targeted improvements and interventions.
- Cross-functional collaboration: You will actively collaborate with teams across product, engineering, and operations to integrate data science insights into initiatives aimed at enhancing supply acquisition, retention, and success.
- Stakeholder engagement: You will engage with stakeholders to understand their business objectives and provide data-driven solutions tailored to these goals.
Other
- 9+ years of relevant industry experience
- Proven ability to succeed in collaborative environments with cross-functional stakeholders and also in independent work environments
- Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively to audiences of varying technical levels
- US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager.
- Must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.
