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Senior Software Engineer, Payments

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Senior Software Engineer, Payments in USA

  • Remote

Responsibilities

  • Build and own backend services and APIs for policy, coverage, enrollment, and regional rules across global markets.
  • Translate regulatory and product requirements into configurable, reusable platform capabilities.
  • Implement experimentation hooks, logging, metrics, data pipelines, and events to support product analytics and measure attach rate.
  • Design, build, and operate distributed backend services with monitoring, logging, alerting, and reliable service operations.
  • Write and review code and technical designs, make architectural trade-offs, and improve conversion, reliability, and system quality.
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, Data Science, Legal, infrastructure, security, privacy, and engineering teams.
  • Mentor engineers, champion coding and testing best practices, and participate in on-call rotations.

Requirements

  • 5–9+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building and scaling backend platforms in global or multi-regional contexts.
  • Proficiency in backend development using Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, or a similar language.
  • Experience architecting high-scale services and APIs, with working knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
  • Experience with A/B testing or experimentation systems and using data to inform product decisions.
  • A BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in insurance, payments, fintech, or other regulated domains is preferred.
  • Strong collaboration, communication, and ability to explain complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

  • US remote eligible, with possible occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites as agreed with the manager.
  • Eligibility to work remotely depends on living in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.
  • The role may be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
  • Airbnb provides disability accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

Salary: $195k - $220k/yr

Airbnb

Airbnb is an American company operating an online marketplace for short- and long-term homestays and experiences. The company acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking.

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