Software Engineer, Payments
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Airbnb scores B on the Alion truth index.
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
The Community You Will Join:
Airbnb’s mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. Airbnb Payments team supports this mission by economically empowering Airbnb businesses and our global community of guests and hosts.
The Payments Growth team builds the payments features that drive Airbnb's revenue growth. We are a product-focused team that works with Product, Design, Data Science and Finance to deliver projects that grow the business. Our flagship product is the Earnings Dashboard, the one-stop place where Hosts track their earnings and performance, get recommendations on how to improve, and download reports. It is one of the most visited pages for our community of over 5 million Hosts worldwide, and when Hosts earn more, Airbnb grows too
The Difference You Will Make:
- Build backend services and APIs for the Earnings Dashboard and other payments features that help Hosts grow their income and drive Airbnb revenue.
- Translate product, compliance and regulatory requirements into clean, well-tested code.
- Build the data and services behind Host performance metrics, recommendations and reports, and keep them accurate and fast for Hosts of every size.
- Implement experimentation, logging and metrics so Product and Data Science can test changes and measure their impact on Hosts and the business.
- Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, Finance, Legal and other engineering teams to deliver projects that grow the business.
- Use data to find gaps in conversion, Host engagement and reliability, and drive fixes and improvements.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions and operational improvements across the team.
A Typical Day:
- Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations.
- Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across the organization to understand and prioritize technical requirements.
- Proactively grow knowledge of leading edge practices and trends.
- Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices.
Your Expertise:
- 2+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend/full-stack development.
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
- Exposure to Java, and experience building services in a distributed microservice environment
- Fluency in frontend web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, React and Graphql etc)
- Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures.
- Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions.
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Pay Range
$160,000—$180,000 USD
Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
A Note on Recruiting Scams: Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @airbnb.com or @ ext.airbnb.com email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing. We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb.