Job Description:
• Lead the development and refinement of systems powering payments compliance.
• Design and build service-oriented, configurable, auditable Compliance systems that leverage existing Airbnb capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Policy, Operations, and other cross-functional partners to define and ship impactful features.
• Partner with other engineering teams to serve users holistically.
• Establish technical vision and alignment across engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Lead and mentor engineers inside and outside the immediate team.
• Advance Airbnb engineering processes and technical foundations.
• Drive systemic improvements to streamline development, reduce toil, and increase technical quality and operational excellence.
• Build compliance experiences for hosts and guests, including required information collection and management.
• Develop systems for screening individuals and businesses against global regulatory requirements.
• Implement continuous auditing to verify compliance controls are applied as intended.
Requirements:
• 9+ years of industry experience in a fast-paced technology environment
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience leading a team on call for production systems
• Hands-on experience leading project teams and setting technical direction and strategy
• Proficiency in one or more back-end server languages, such as Java, Ruby, Go, or C++
• Experience with HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React
• Exposure to architectural patterns for high-scale web and data applications
• Prior regulatory compliance standards knowledge and experience implementing controls (nice to have)
• Future-looking approach to building for long-term regulatory needs
• End-to-end ownership mentality across team boundaries
Benefits:
• Bonus eligibility
• Equity eligibility
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits
• Occasional attendance at offsites