Staff Software Engineer, Privacy

Join Airbnb's Privacy Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of cutting-edge privacy solutions that protect user data and ensure compliance with global regulations. This role sits at the intersection of privacy, technology, and innovation, focusing on building privacy-first architectures for large-scale distributed systems.

The position offers an opportunity to tackle complex challenges in data protection, privacy compliance, and user trust at scale. You'll be working on sophisticated problems including data classification and compliance at scale, preserving AI/ML privacy, and managing user consent and data subject rights. The team is responsible for developing automated systems for data tagging, enforcing retention policies, and detecting violations in real-time.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead multi-team technical initiatives and work closely with cross-functional partners including software engineers, ML engineers, product teams, legal experts, and privacy specialists. Your work will directly impact Airbnb's ability to innovate while maintaining the highest standards of data privacy and protection.

The role requires deep technical expertise in distributed systems, strong programming skills in languages like Java, Scala, or Python, and extensive experience with privacy-preserving technologies and regulatory frameworks like GDPR and CCPA. You'll be expected to provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and drive architectural decisions that enable Privacy by Design principles across Airbnb's engineering and product development processes.

This is a remote-eligible position within the United States, offering a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus potential, equity, and employee travel credits. You'll be part of a company that values diverse ideas and is committed to building an inclusive environment where innovation thrives. If you're passionate about privacy, technical leadership, and making a significant impact on how millions of users' data is protected, this role presents an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of privacy engineering at scale.