Staff Software Engineer, Payments (AirCover Insurance Platform)

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 conne...

The AirCover Insurance Platform team builds the systems behind AirCover, which includes Host liability insurance, Experiences liability insurance and Host damage protection. We make it possible to launch and operate insurance products across global markets, and to learn quickly what increases the number of Hosts and...

What kind of Software Engineer are we looking for?

Write and review designs and code for high-availability, distributed backend services.
Make architectural trade-offs and scale services in a regulated, multi-region environment with strong audit, privacy and data-integrity needs.
Analyze data to find gaps in conversion and coverage, and turn insights into product and platform changes.
Partner with Product, Data Science, Data Engineering, Legal and platform teams to drive engineering decisions and influence outcomes.
Present technical and product deep dives to stakeholders and leadership.

9+ years of relevant software development experience in a fast-paced tech environment (or 7+ with an advanced degree).
Expertise in backend systems in large-scale, service-oriented architectures, with real-world experience in at least one of Java, Kotlin, Python, Go or similar.
Experience designing multi-region or multi-tenant platforms with configurable, rules-driven behavior.
Experience with A/B testing and experimentation systems, and with using data to improve conversion or attach rates.
Proficiency designing and operating high-performance systems with reliable monitoring and logging, and working knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
Good judgment in balancing short-term business needs with long-term technical quality.
Experience in insurance, payments, fintech or other regulated domains is a plus.
Hands-on technical leadership across multiple teams, with excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

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