Airbnb is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Trust Platform. You will be responsible for designing and building large-scale systems to detect and mitigate fraud across the entire platform. As part of the Trust Engineering team, you will develop highly available, real-time risk detection services in close collaboration with product, data science, and operations teams to counter evolving threats and uphold Airbnb as a safe and trusted community.

What You'll Do

Design, implement, and operate resilient and scalable distributed systems.
Build and evolve platform capabilities to tackle the changing landscape of fraud attacks by collaborating with engineering teams in Airbnb’s Trust, Payment, and CSP organizations.
Provide critical input in Trust Platform’s team roadmap and technical direction.
Identify opportunities to improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of Trust Platform services and drive their implementation.
Mentor other engineers in developing their technical and collaboration skills.
Advocate and participate in efforts to advance Airbnb’s engineering processes and technical foundations.

What We're Looking For

5-9+ years of industry experience.
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Proficiency in one or more backend languages (Java/Ruby/Kotlin etc).
Experience with service-oriented architectures and developing large-scale distributed systems.
Experience with platform architecture patterns and best practices.
Hands-on experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
Experience with the Trust and Risk domain.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Scala is a plus.
Experience with building and leading infrastructure is a plus.

Technical Stack

Java, Ruby, Kotlin, Scala

Team & Environment

You will join the Trust Engineering team, part of the Trust Platform, collaborating closely with product, data science, and operations teams.

Benefits & Compensation

Bonus
Equity
Employee Travel Credits

Compensation range: $190,000—$220,000 USD.

Work Mode

This is a remote position for candidates located in the USA.

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.