Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform

Remote · USD 196,000-227,000 · 5+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 12, 2026

At a glance

Join the Payments Platform Engineering team to own everything involved in settling money in Airbnb's global marketplace, from collecting guest payments to paying out hosts.
Design and build the next generation of Airbnb's Payments Platform, consisting of scalable, highly available systems that process massive daily transaction volume.

Design and build service-oriented, modular, observable backend systems with well-defined APIs.
Partner with product managers, data scientists, and operations to turn evolving business needs into product features.
Take features from ideation through planning, scoping, implementation, and experimental A/B testing.
Set up and tune monitoring and alerting to raise the quality and reliability of our systems.
Write high-quality, well-tested code and review others' code to uphold engineering best practices.
Work with other engineering teams across Airbnb to improve our engineering process and technical foundation.

5+ years of backend software engineering experience, ideally in Payments or Fintech.
Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin, and comfort working within a microservices environment, plus familiarity with React or a similar JavaScript framework.
Experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications, such as well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, and efficient algorithms.
Experience delivering products end-to-end, including A/B testing.
Commitment to code quality, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail, with experience collaborating in cross-functional teams.
Ability to make data-driven decisions and clearly articulate technical tradeoffs.
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.