Senior Staff Software Engineer, Payments
Airbnb · Posted Sep 30
Short-term home rentals, boutique hotel bookings, travel experiences, and hosting services
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About the role
Airbnb's Payments organization is responsible for everything related to settling money in Airbnb's global marketplace, building and operating scalable systems that power payments ecosystems, host/guest protections, and community partner experiences. The team applies core engineering principles leveraging both time-tested and cutting-edge technology, with a focus on designing decision support, knowledge management, and workflow orchestration systems that harness AI advancements. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Payments, this role defines and drives architecture strategy, leads multi-team technical initiatives, and serves as a player-coach who is hands-on when needed and mentors other engineers.
What you will do
- Collaborate with other senior leaders to define and drive long-term technical strategy and architecture that enables the company’s future vision.
- Establish a technical vision and lead efforts to architect, build, and launch reliable, performant, and scalable solutions.
- Be a critic for existing and new technologies, providing a balanced view of the technology landscape and nurture a culture of sustainable innovation.
- Collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners to design and deliver high-quality products.
- Lead multi-team technical initiatives, and work cross-functionally to identify opportunities for business impact, refine, and prioritize requirements for engineering systems.
- Lead conversations that align technical efforts with business outcomes and product priorities.
- Uplevel engineering quality through design/code reviews, mentorship, and hands-on implementation.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers through design reviews, code walkthroughs, and knowledge-sharing sessions, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning .
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 15+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role.
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
- Experience building, leading, and architecting production systems or features with broad impact.
- Demonstrated technical leadership: hands on experience leading project teams, setting technical direction and strategy, prototyping to iterate ideas, and working cross functionally with Product, Design and Operations teams.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical partners, experience driving initiatives that span across teams, departments and leadership.
- Passion to level-up those around you through curiosity and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
- Proven experience in defining product/technical strategy and driving alignment with cross-functional leaders and stakeholders.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Airbnb
Airbnb operates a premier global online marketplace that connects travelers with hosts offering unique lodging accommodations, boutique hotels, and curated experiences worldwide. The platform enables millions of people to monetize their spaces and discover authentic local travel experiences across more than 220 countries and regions. By blending community-driven hospitality with innovative AI-powered tools, Airbnb has redefined the modern travel and sharing economy.
- Industry
- Travel
- Company size
- 8000+ employees
- Founded
- 2008
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $3.07B raised
- 2020-04-06Series E$1B
- 2020-04-01Private Equity$1B
- 2015-06-29Series D$1.5B
- 2014-04-16Series C$475M
- 2011-07-24Series B$112M
- 2010-11-01Series A$7.2M
- 2009-01-01Seed$600K
Leadership
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
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