Engineering Manager, Guest & Host
Role summary
Airbnb is seeking an Engineering Manager for Identity & Privacy Experience to lead a team of 6-8 engineers. This role focuses on building user-facing experiences related to identity verification, profile controls, and privacy settings, ensuring regulatory compliance and user safety. The manager will own end-to-end identity verification flows, drive privacy controls, deliver compliance experiences, and partner with Trust, Legal, Policy, and Design teams. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of industry experience, including 3+ years in engineering management, with a background in trust, identity, privacy, or compliance-related products. Experience with cross-platform teams and sensitive data handling is crucial. This is a US Remote Eligible position.
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
Identity & Privacy Experience is a product engineering team within Users, Identity, and Community (UIC) in Guest & Host. We build user-facing experiences that let people manage how they are represented, verified, and protected on Airbnb — spanning identity verification, profile visibility controls, terms of service consent, and privacy settings. We partner closely with Trust platform teams (who build the underlying systems) to deliver the product layer that users directly interact with.
As Engineering Manager, Identity & Privacy Experience, you will lead a team of 6-8 engineers building the experiences that establish and maintain trust between Airbnb and its community of hosts and guests. Your team's work directly impacts regulatory compliance, user safety, and the authenticity of every interaction on the platform.
The community you will join
Identity & Privacy Experience sits at the intersection of user trust, regulatory compliance, and product experience. The team builds the surfaces where users verify their identity, control their privacy, and consent to terms — high-stakes flows that millions of people encounter. You'll join a group within a broader 18-engineer org (three pods: Signup & Login, Account Management, and Identity & Privacy) that values strong engineering craftsmanship, pragmatic execution, and close cross-functional partnership with Trust, Legal, Policy, and Design.
The difference you will make
You will lead the team responsible for how Airbnb earns and maintains user trust through identity and privacy experiences. Your leadership will:
Your expertise
Preferred qualifications
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
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