Staff Software Engineer, Payments
Core
Lead the design and evolution of core subsystems for Airbnb's AirCover Insurance Platform, managing policies, coverage, enrollment, regional rules, and experimentation capabilities.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Platform)
Builds
High-availability, distributed backend services for insurance products across global markets
Domain
Fintech / Insurance / Payments
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Backend systems design, multi-region/multi-tenant architecture, rules-driven behavior, A/B testing frameworks, high-performance system operations, relational databases, SQL, technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Insurance, payments, or fintech domain experience, LLM application for automation
Technologies
Java, Kotlin, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Design future-state architecture for global expansion, lead experimentation framework design, mentor engineers, analyze data to improve conversion and coverage, partner with product/legal/data teams, present technical deep dives
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope