Senior Software Engineer, Trust

About the position

Join our team at Airbnb and play a crucial role in enhancing transparency and trust within our global community! We pride ourselves on using identity verification as a powerful tool to build trust among our users. This team works with design, product, privacy/legal, operations, and other engineering teams to verify users are who they say they are and build trust on the platform. If you're passionate about developing cutting-edge solutions that drive positive impacts on a global scale, join us on this exciting journey to foster a safer and more trustworthy Airbnb community!

Responsibilities

• Develop the next generation of identity verification methods to enhance trust and safety on the platform.
• Create capabilities to represent and verify businesses as first-class citizens on our platform.
• Identify and incorporate new user signals to ensure the integrity of all identity verification.
• Collaborate with the operations team to gain insights into emerging fraud trends and optimize detection strategies.
• Lead high-impact initiatives aimed at optimizing vendor relationships and reducing costs.
• Prototype, develop, productionize, and test solutions to existing and emerging fraud trends.

Requirements

• 6+ years industry experience.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in building and scaling high-quality and high-traffic products or systems.
• Ability to evaluate technical approaches and design product solutions to solve real-world problems.
• Ability to drive alignment, manage projects, and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
• Experience in fraud prevention or identity systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Mentorship experience to junior developers.

Benefits

• Base pay range of $185,000—$220,000 USD.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Equity options.
• Employee Travel Credits.