Senior Staff Software Engineer (Payments)

Join Airbnb as a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Payments) and take ownership of the technical vision and architectural direction for the Payments Compliance organization. You will ensure our compliance systems are cohesive, scalable, and aligned with broader company priorities. Your decisions will directly affect how Airbnb meets obligations such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and sanctions screening while minimizing operational cost and customer friction. You will partner with cross-organizational engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Content, Legal, and Design.

• En tant qu'ingénieur senior et leader technique pour l'organisation de conformité des paiements, vous serez responsable de la vision technique et de l'orientation architecturale de l'ensemble du paysage d'ingénierie de la conformité.
• Vous veillerez à ce que nos systèmes de conformité soient cohérents, évolutifs et alignés sur les priorités de l'entreprise, tout en naviguant dans un environnement réglementaire mondial de plus en plus complexe.
• Vous servirez de lien entre les initiatives stratégiques pluriannuelles de la conformité, en définissant comment les composants s'imbriquent et en veillant à ce que nous tirions parti des investissements de la plateforme.
• We are looking for a seasoned technical leader who can operate at the intersection of deep systems expertise and organizational influence
• 15+ years of technical experience, with 10+ years of relevant industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment
• Be future looking — we might be focused on immediate regulations, but need to build for the long term. You think in terms of platforms, not projects
• Proficiency in one or more back-end server languages (Java/Ruby/Go/C++/etc.)
• End-to-end ownership mentality that transcends team boundaries, with the credibility and judgment to make decisions that carry direct financial and legal implications
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Proven track record of setting technical direction and architectural strategy for a large engineering organization, with the ability to drive alignment across organizational boundaries
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior technical and non-technical stakeholders across the company
• Prior knowledge of Regulatory Compliance standards (AML, KYC, sanctions screening) and demonstrated experience designing and implementing those controls at scale
• Experience designing systems that span multiple teams and domains, with a focus on cohesion, reusability, and long-term maintainability over initiative-by-initiative solutions
• Technical leadership: hands-on experience leading large project teams, making high-stakes design tradeoffs, and translating regulatory requirements into scalable system architectures
• Strong problem solver with deep experience operating and leading on-call for production systems at scale
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns of high-scale web and data applications