Senior Backend Engineer - Payments Platform (Remote)

airbnb, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Payments Platform. The role focuses on designing and building scalable payment systems with cross-functional teams, emphasizing reliability and performance.

The candidate will lead and mentor engineers, shape technical strategy, and drive alignment across product and leadership teams. Remote-eligible in the U.S., with expectations to collaborate across time zones and regions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• 1+ years in Payments/Fintech backend is a plus.
• Experience leading design, implementation, and deployment of high-scale payment systems.
• Technical leadership: setting direction and mentoring engineers.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to define product/technical strategy and drive alignment.

Responsibilities

• Work on multi-team initiatives and identify opportunities for business impact.
• Architect and implement complex features with data-driven decisions and performance optimizations.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to advance processes and foundations.
• Drive systemic improvements to reduce toil and improve quality and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Skills

Hands-on software engineering

Payments/Fintech backend

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Communication & collaboration

System design & scalability

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS or equivalent

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Payments Platform. The role focuses on designing and building scalable payment systems with cross-functional teams, emphasizing reliability and performance.

The candidate will lead and mentor engineers, shape technical strategy, and drive alignment across product and leadership teams. Remote-eligible in the U.S., with expectations to collaborate across time zones and regions.