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# Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform

- **Company:** Airbnb
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), A/B Testing, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Architectural Patterns, Automation of Tests, Software Quality, Dependency Injection, Software Engineering, Web Applications, ReactJS, Backend, Kotlin, Build Management, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/b2f20d41-f814-4c25-af5b-65a9a1662b06/senior-software-engineer-payments-platform

## About the Role

- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, ideally in Payments or Fintech.
- Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin, and comfort working within a microservices environment (RPC frameworks, service IDLs, dependency injection), plus familiarity with React or a similar JavaScript framework.
- Experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications, such as well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, and efficient algorithms.
- Experience delivering products end-to-end, including A/B testing.
- Commitment to code quality, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail, with experience collaborating in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to make data-driven decisions and clearly articulate technical tradeoffs.
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.


## Description

You'll design and build the next generation of Airbnb's Payments Platform: scalable, highly available systems that process massive daily transaction volume. Success means shipping reliable, well-instrumented services and product features end-to-end, with strong code quality and observability, while making Airbnb the safest and easiest-to-use payments platform.

**A Typical Day:**

- 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.  
- Take features from ideation through planning, scoping, implementation, and experimental A/B testing.  
- Set up and tune monitoring and alerting to raise the quality and reliability of our systems.  
- 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.