Senior Staff Engineer, Global Payments Compliance Platform

Traveltechessentialist; United States; On-site; USD 244,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Employee Travel Credits

Equity

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer and Technical Lead for its Payments Compliance organization. You will own the technical vision across Compliance engineering, ensuring cohesive and scalable systems that meet regulatory needs.

The role demands a seasoned technical leader with vast experience in Regulatory Compliance, a strong problem-solving mindset, and hands-on leadership capabilities. This role is remote eligible for candidates residing in a registered state.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technical experience, with 10+ years in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Experience with Regulatory Compliance standards and designing controls at scale.
• Proficiency in back-end server languages.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end system design vision for Compliance.
• Drive foundational architectural shifts in compliance systems.
• Lead technical strategy for expanding KYC capabilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Regulatory Compliance (AML, KYC)

System design

Back-end server languages (Java/Ruby/Go/C++)

Problem solving

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer and Technical Lead for its Payments Compliance organization. You will own the technical vision across Compliance engineering, ensuring cohesive and scalable systems that meet regulatory needs.

The role demands a seasoned technical leader with vast experience in Regulatory Compliance, a strong problem-solving mindset, and hands-on leadership capabilities. This role is remote eligible for candidates residing in a registered state.