Software Engineer, Trust at Airbnb

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Apr, 26

Salary

4350000.0

Posted On

19 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Java, Kotlin, Data Structures, Algorithms, APIs, Data Pipelines, High-Scale Web Applications, Fraud Prevention, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Generative AI, LLMs, Trust and Risk Domain

Industry

Software Development

Description

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: Everyone at Airbnb thinks about trust, but our team obsesses over it daily. At the core of trust is safety, and thus we spend a significant amount of our time and energy keeping the community safe. The Trust team is responsible for protecting our community and platform from fraud while also ensuring our hosts, guests, homes, and experiences meet our high standards. We constantly work to fight against online fraud (such as monetary loss, compromised accounts, spam and scam in messages, fake inventory, etc.) as well as offline fraud (theft, property damage, personal safety, etc.). We also work on onboarding and screening of users, and think about complex topics like identity and reputation to ensure that every interaction with Airbnb helps build trust in us and our community. Trust Engineering is responsible for the technology vision and development of a complex stack that runs on every key interaction on the platform. The Difference You Will Make: As part of the Trust Engineering team, you will work in a team of talented software engineers to help us build intuitive & delightful experiences, strengthen our current offerings, and deliver new products to strengthen our Trust defenses. You will play a significant role in shaping the technical vision and delivering flexible, efficient and scalable solutions to stay on top of the ever evolving attack vectors and make Airbnb the most safe and trusted community. There are still many unsolved problems to tackle in both online and offline risk, and we're looking for talented engineers to solve these challenges with us. A Typical Day: Implement, and operate resilient and scalable distributed systems Work collaboratively with cross-functional partners including software engineers, product managers, operations and data scientists, identify opportunities for business impact, understand, refine, and prioritize requirements for engineering systems, drive engineering decisions, and quantify impact. Hands-on prototype, develop, productionize, and test solutions and defenses to existing and emerging fraud trends. Support teammates in enabling code quality, operational excellence, and shared learning Be part of an impactful team working on scaling distributed applications in a highly-available 24x7 environment, make architectural trade-offs applying design patterns and disciplined execution Partner with other engineering teams in Airbnb to serve our users holistically. Your Expertise: BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience 3-5 years industry experience Strong hands on coding, data structures and algorithm experience using Java or Kotlin Exposure to architectural patterns of a high-scale web applications, such as well-designed APIs, data pipelines Experience in building and scaling high-quality and high-traffic products (or systems). Ability to evaluate technical approaches and design product solutions to solve real-world problems. Experience or desire to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams with design, product and data science partners Passionate about AI with experience and strong grasp of current trends in Generative AI, LLMs, and related technologies. Experience with the Trust and Risk domain is a plus. How We'll Take Care of You: Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is inclusive of allowances and is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentives, one or more equity programs, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. India Annual Pay Range ₹3,050,000—₹4,350,000 INR

Responsibilities

You will implement and operate resilient and scalable distributed systems while collaborating with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for business impact. Additionally, you will develop and test solutions to existing and emerging fraud trends.