Senior Data Scientist - Inference, Global Markets

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Hiring Remotely in China
Remote
Senior level
Real Estate • Travel • PropTech
The Role
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will analyze customer behaviors, implement measurement plans, and develop frameworks to optimize product features for global markets.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

The Community You Will Join:

The Global Markets team is focusing on evolving our guest and host experiences for global markets to accelerate international growth. Expanding in under-penetrated global markets is a key pillar of our company’s growth strategy. To achieve this, we want to innovate in every sense of the world and adapt our product for every corner of the globe. We want every user in each of our 220+ countries and regions to feel right at home. 

The Difference You Will Make:

In this role, you will partner closely with product managers, designers, engineers and operations across regions to build and optimize products that resonate with Airbnb guests and hosts around the world. Your work will span a variety of impactful projects, touching multiple markets and product surfaces. You will have the opportunity to directly contribute to global markets products by transforming business goals into measurable outcomes, diving deep into customer behavior nuances, delivering statistical insights and data products, and championing the technical solutions that ensure our products are thoughtfully tailored to the needs of our diverse user base.

A Typical Day:

  • Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to define product scopes, evaluate impact, and set roadmap priorities
  • Architect and implement rigorous measurement plans, using A/B tests and quasi-experimental methods to assess product success and inform strategic bets
  • Interpret unexpected outcomes, identify bias in experiments, and drive solutions to ensure measurement quality 
  • Conduct in-depth research into customer behaviors and preferences across markets to unlock opportunities for international business growth
  • Develop scalable frameworks, models and systems that enable product features to be more refined and tailored to the needs of local markets
  • Actively present data findings and ideas to stakeholders at different levels, and turn proposals into actions and tangible results for the business and our customers

Your Expertise:

  • 5+ years of industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment with a BS/Master’s in a technical field related to mathematics, computer science, statistics, economics, machine learning, or 2+ years of relevant experience and a PhD in similar fields.
  • Strong knowledge of causal inference and experimentation
  • Expertise in SQL, Python or R
  • Ability to solve business problems using appropriate methods and models
  • Strong stakeholder communication skills and the ability to translate complex analyses into compelling narratives and business actions
  • Working experience on marketplace at a global scale is a plus

Your Location

This position is China - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. Your recruiter will inform you what cities you are able to work from depending on your personal legal working identity and Airbnb internal policies.

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.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment
  • BS/Master's in a technical field or PhD with relevant experience
  • Strong knowledge of causal inference and experimentation
  • Expertise in SQL, Python or R
  • Strong stakeholder communication skills

Airbnb Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbnb and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbnb.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay ranges and total compensation components are increasingly disclosed, and country-level pay practices avoid location-based cuts, which feedback suggests improves consistency and perceived fairness.
  • Healthcare Strength Comprehensive core health coverage for employees, mental health resources, and substantial dependent support are repeatedly highlighted as robust and a standout element of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous PTO, a winter shutdown, sabbaticals, and paid volunteer time are described as extensive, with parental leave and phased return options reinforcing time-off flexibility.

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The Company
HQ: Dublin
14,622 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging—a community that was born in 2008 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million hosts who have welcomed over 800 million guest arrivals to about 100,000 cities in almost every country and region across the globe. Hosts on Airbnb are everyday people who share their worlds to provide guests with the feeling of connection and being at home. At Airbnb, we believe that hosts, guests and the communities where we operate are all stakeholders we have a responsibility to serve, and that by serving them alongside our employees and investors, we will build an enduringly successful company.

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