Job brief: Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Airbnb's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-10-19 (20 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-05.
• The apply link opens careers.airbnb.com, the address Airbnb's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $196,000 to $227,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: United States
• Posted: 2026-10-12

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
• While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc.
• If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Conditions

• All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or menta…
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Main duties

• Design and build service-oriented, modular, observable backend systems with well-defined APIs.
• Partner with product managers, data scientists, and operations to turn evolving business needs into product features.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and review others' code to uphold engineering best practices.
• Work with other engineering teams across Airbnb to improve our engineering process and technical foundation.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Airbnb's 106 open listings, 35% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Airbnb hires

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