Careers at Airbnb is looking for a Staff Data Scientist, Pricing to join a collaborative team building pricing products for Airbnb hosts. In this role, you will contribute to developing a pricing guidance system, measure the impact of pricing features, and drive innovative pricing science through strategic initiatives.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with product and cross-functional teams to pioneer pricing strategies and guidance for hosts, translating advanced modeling into actionable recommendations.
- Develop foundational models and experimental approaches that balance supply and demand in the marketplace, leveraging empirical methods to assess and iterate on pricing feature impact.
- Craft compelling data narratives to surface actionable insights, empower data-driven decision making, and influence the future direction of Airbnb’s pricing ecosystem.
- Develop a deep understanding of how hosts think about pricing and navigate and re-engage with our app via analysis and research.
- Grow a strong relationship with cross-functional partners in Product, Engineering and Analytics.
- Write software (Python, SQL, R) to model, simulate and measure the impact of new pricing features.
- Creatively dive into data to understand the differential effects of pricing feature launches and turn that understanding into clear insights.
- Communicate learnings and insights to leaders and partners in a simple and lucid way.
What We're Looking For
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics or related field.
- 9+ years of industry experience with Masters or 6+ years with a PhD.
- Experience with experimentation, causal observational analysis, and pricing systems or marketplaces.
- Strong coding skills in SQL and either Python or R.
- Comfort with developing proof-of-concept prototypes.
- Proven ability to succeed in both collaborative and independent work environments, autonomously set a roadmap for business impact.
- Strong communication with cross-functional partners in product, engineering, and design to enable data-driven product development with a focus on the user experience.
Technical Stack
- Python
- SQL
- R
Team & Environment
You will join a collaborative team of data scientists, analysts, engineers, product managers and designers who build pricing products for Airbnb hosts. Your core team will consist of data scientists within the Guest & Host Data Science organization.
Benefits & Compensation
- Bonus
- Equity
- Employee Travel Credits
- Compensation: $194,000—$240,000 USD
Work Mode
This role is remote and open to candidates located in the US.
Airbnb is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to diversity & belonging.
