Software Engineer, Payments

The posting, as Airbnb wrote it

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.

The Community You Will Join

Airbnb’s mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. Airbnb Payments team supports this mission by economically empowering Airbnb businesses and our global community of guests and hosts.

The Payments Growth team builds the payments features that drive Airbnb's revenue growth. We are a product-focused team that works with Product, Design, Data Science and Finance to deliver projects that grow the business. Our flagship product is the Earnings Dashboard, the one-stop place where Hosts track their earnings and performance, get recommendations on how to improve, and download reports. It is one of the most visited pages for our community of over 5 million Hosts worldwide, and when Hosts earn more, Airbnb grows too

The Difference You Will Make

• Build backend services and APIs for the Earnings Dashboard and other payments features that help Hosts grow their income and drive Airbnb revenue.
• Translate product, compliance and regulatory requirements into clean, well-tested code.
• Build the data and services behind Host performance metrics, recommendations and reports, and keep them accurate and fast for Hosts of every size.
• Implement experimentation, logging and metrics so Product and Data Science can test changes and measure their impact on Hosts and the business.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, Finance, Legal and other engineering teams to deliver projects that grow the business.
• Use data to find gaps in conversion, Host engagement and reliability, and drive fixes and improvements.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions and operational improvements across the team.

A Typical Day

• Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations.
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across the organization to understand and prioritize technical requirements.
• Proactively grow knowledge of leading edge practices and trends.
• Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices.

Your Expertise

• 2+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend/full-stack development.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
• Exposure to Java, and experience building services in a distributed microservice environment
• Fluency in frontend web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, React and Graphql etc)
• Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures.
• Passionate about efficiency, availability

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range
$160,000 — $180,000 USD

Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

A Note on Recruiting Scams: Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @ airbnb.com or @ ext.airbnb.com email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing. We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb.