Senior Software Engineer - Payments Platform (Remote)

About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Payments Platform (Remote) to join our dynamic team at Airbnb. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will leverage your expertise to enhance the availability and reliability of our Payments platform, ensuring seamless transactions for our users worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, driving improvements in our systems to support our growing business.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain systems and tools that support Flow level observability and Payments reliability.
• Identify and drive improvements to increase the Payments Availability, Observability, and Resiliency of Airbnb Payments.
• Develop observability standards and frameworks for new product readiness to ensure service reliability in SOA and distributed systems.
• Lead initiatives that promote a culture of reliability throughout the organization by improving incident management platforms and instrumentation.
• Continuously evaluate new technologies including AI/ML and industry best practices to embed into Observability & Reliability initiatives.
• Build backend services and APIs to create scalable engineering systems, collaborating across engineering, data, and operations teams.
• Enhance system reliability by leading and coordinating root cause analyses and long-term fixes.
• Mentor and guide less-experienced engineers in reliability best practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in back-end software development focusing on large-scale distributed systems.
• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Strong software development skills in one or more languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Scala, or Ruby on Rails.
• Experience in building intelligent AI agents and systems powered by Large Language Models is a big plus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
• Deep understanding of software development best practices, including version control, automated testing, CI/CD, and code reviews.
• Experience in incident management, monitoring, alerting, and root cause analysis.
• Effective leadership and communication skills to coordinate cross-functional teams during large scale projects.

Nice to Have

• Experience with initiatives across Auto scaling, Self-healing mechanisms, Chaos Engineering, and Performance optimization techniques.
• Previous experience in AI/ML will also be a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $140,000 to $200,000 annually.
• Flexible remote work options that promote work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A diverse and inclusive work environment that values different perspectives.
• Comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs.