Staff Software Engineer, Adaptive Risk Investigations

Airbnb's Trust team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Adaptive Risk Investigations (ARI) team. This role is crucial in protecting Airbnb's community and platform from fraud and safety issues. As part of the Trust Engineering team, you'll work with talented engineers to build intuitive experiences and strengthen trust defenses.

The position involves creating foundational tools that empower Trust Operations to integrate and scale human intelligence in Trust Defense. You'll collaborate closely with Trust defense teams and Operations to address evolving fraud and safety challenges. Your work will directly impact the platform's ability to quickly build investigations queues and take enforcement actions.

The role offers an opportunity to shape technical vision and deliver flexible, efficient, and scalable solutions to combat evolving attack vectors. You'll be working on unsolved problems in both online and offline risk, making Airbnb the most safe and trusted community platform.

Key responsibilities include leading full development cycles, designing distributed systems, and mentoring other engineers. The position requires extensive experience in backend development, with expertise in languages like Java, Ruby, or Kotlin. Knowledge of Scala, GraphQL, Salesforce, or Redis is advantageous.

This US-remote position offers competitive compensation ($204,000 - $260,000 USD) and the opportunity to work with a diverse, innovative team committed to trust and safety in the global hospitality space. The role may include occasional office work or offsite attendance, as agreed with management.