Senior Software Engineer -Payments - Careers

Airbnb

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Founded in 2008 and formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., Airbnb is a global marketplace connecting travelers with hosts who offer unique accommodations, ranging from private rooms to entire homes. It operates a massive digital platform for booking stays, experiences, and travel services worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer -Payments - Careers

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Payments AI/ML Foundation team at Airbnb, you will design and own core platform components that enable efficient and scalable AI capabilities across the company’s payments division. Your day-to-day involves partnering with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into robust systems, building tooling for safer and faster AI development, and ensuring high reliability and performance in production environments. You will work on novel ML systems, product integrations, and optimizations, while also leading a culture of continuous improvement and mentorship within the organization. The role requires strong Python programming skills, experience with AI frameworks like Langraph and Strand, orchestration tools such as Airflow and Kubeflow, and streaming/processing technologies including Kafka, Spark, and Ray. Additionally, you should have expertise in observability for AI systems, model governance, and performance optimizations in high-traffic scenarios.

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Python Kubernetes Airflow Kafka Spark Prometheus Grafana Terraform CI/CD PostgreSQL Langraph Strand Ray Vector_search Embedding_pipelines Model_governance SLO_management

What you'll do

Design and own core platform components for AI systems across Airbnb Payments.
Translate ambiguous requirements into robust ML systems with clear service level agreements.
Build tooling and automation to enhance safety and speed in AI development processes.
Lead the productionization and operation of large-scale AI/ML solutions and pipelines.
Mentor team members and foster a collaborative culture focused on AI/ML excellence.
Drive performance optimizations for high-traffic environments, focusing on cost efficiency.

What we're looking for

7+ years of industry experience in backend/platform engineering or equivalent.
Strong programming skills in Python and solid software engineering foundations.
Experience with AI frameworks, orchestration tools, and streaming/processing systems.
Proven track record building observability for AI systems including automated alerting.
Demonstrated ability to design model governance and safety guardrails.
Experience driving performance/cost optimizations in high-traffic environments.

Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools - Careers

Airbnb

San Francisco, CA 1 day ago

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