Senior Software Engineer, Trust

Airbnb, founded in 2007, has grown from hosting three guests in San Francisco to facilitating over 1 billion guest arrivals globally through 4 million hosts. The Trust team at Airbnb is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their critical mission of protecting the community and platform from fraud.

The role is within the Trust Platform team, which is responsible for building and maintaining foundational systems that power fraud detection and mitigation at scale. These systems include the rules engine, friction framework, and vendor API gateway, handling some of the highest throughput across Airbnb.

As a Senior Software Engineer in Trust Engineering, you'll be designing large-scale systems for fraud detection and mitigation, working with real-time risk detection services. You'll collaborate closely with product, data science, and operations teams to understand and counter evolving attack vectors. The position offers the opportunity to tackle unsolved problems in both online and offline risk.

The ideal candidate brings 5-9+ years of industry experience, strong backend development skills (Java/Ruby/Kotlin), and expertise in distributed systems. Experience with Trust and Risk domains is essential, as is the ability to lead project teams and influence technical direction.

This US-remote position offers a competitive salary range of $185,000 - $223,000 USD, with the opportunity to work on high-impact systems that protect millions of users worldwide. Join a team that's at the forefront of trust and safety in the sharing economy, making Airbnb the most trusted community platform globally.