Hiring: Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering Company: Airbnb Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 16:17:14 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Fine-tuning, LLM, MLOps, Machine Learning, RAG, React, Reinforcement Learning About the job Required Skills: •Champion the development of novel ML systems, product integrations, and performance optimizations to solve real-world problems •Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to design and build efficient AI solutions for Airbnb CS products •Learn and share the latest AI/ML technologies with the team. Qualifications: •PhD or Master's degree w/ 6+ YOE in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field — or equivalent industry experience •Hands-on expertise in LLM, including pretraining, fine-tuning (SFT, RLHF, GRPO), prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and LLM evaluation frameworks •Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Product, and Design organizations Compensation: •$196,000 - $227,000 / year •This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!