Staff Software Engineer, Payments Compliance Experience

Details

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and refinement of systems powering compliance controls embedded in core user journeys for Airbnb hosts.
• Build the next-generation technology stack for compliance needs, with well-defined APIs, UIs, workflows, and tooling that is service-oriented, configurable, and auditable.
• Work closely with Product, Design, Policy, Operations, and other cross-functional partners as part of a globally distributed team to define and ship impactful features.
• Present product and technical deep dives to key stakeholders.
• Partner with other product and platform engineering teams in Airbnb’s Hosting, Trust, and Tax organizations to serve users holistically.
• Lead and mentor engineers both inside and outside your immediate team.
• Advocate for and participate in efforts to advance Airbnb’s engineering processes and technical foundations.
• Drive systemic improvements by identifying patterns to streamline development, reduce toil, and increase technical quality and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 9+ years of industry engineering experience.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Expertise in HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Vue.
• Experience working closely with Product and Design to develop polished experiences.
• Proficiency in one or more back-end server languages (Java, Ruby, Go, C++, etc.).
• Strong understanding of how complex backend logic can be expressed cleanly in UX and architectural patterns of high-scale web and data applications.
• Rigorous attention to detail to ensure product correctness and safety.
• Future looking: ability to build for long-term regulatory needs.
• End-to-end ownership mentality beyond team boundaries.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to tackle ambiguous problems.
• Prior knowledge of compliance standards and experience implementing controls is a plus.

Benefits

• Role may be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Base pay range dependent on factors such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands.
• Remote eligible within the United States (must live in a state where Airbnb has a registered entity).

Location

Remote eligible within the United States with occasional office/offsite attendance as agreed with manager.