Senior Software Engineer, Payments

Airbnb

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$195,000–$220,000/yr

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The Community You Will Join:

  • The AirCover Insurance Platform team builds systems behind AirCover, including host liability insurance, experiences liability insurance, and host damage protection.
  • You will join a fast-growing team with greenfield opportunities and a multi-year platform roadmap.

The Difference You Will Make:

  • Build and own backend services and APIs for policy, coverage, enrollment, and regional rules that scale to new markets.
  • Implement experimentation hooks, logging, and metrics so Product and Data Science can test offers and measure attach rate with confidence.
  • Mentor engineers and champion best practices in code quality, testing, and operational excellence.

A Typical Day:

  • Design, build, and operate distributed backend services with reliable monitoring, logging, and alerting.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and privacy teams to meet high standards for data protection across regions.
  • Take part in on-call rotations and help improve system reliability.

Your Expertise:

  • 5–9+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building and scaling backend platforms in a global or multi-regional context.
  • Proficiency in backend development in Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, or similar, with working knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
  • Excellent communication and ability to work through ambiguity with cross-functional teams.

Airbnb

Airbnb is an online marketplace that connects hosts offering unique stays and experiences with guests seeking authentic travel. With over 5 million hosts and 2 billion guest arrivals, it values inclusion, belonging, and a fast-growing, collaborative culture.

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