Senior Staff Software Engineer, Payments at Airbnb

This role is for a heavyweight technical leader with at least 15 years of software engineering experience and a deep background in architecting large-scale payments or marketplace infrastructure. You will act as a player-coach in India, designing decision support and workflow systems that integrate modern AI advancements into global financial rails. **What makes it worth a look...** The primary draw is the high-level autonomy and the shift to a fully remote model within India. You are getting to lead technical strategy for a massive global brand from anywhere in the country, focusing on complex, high-stakes architecture rather than just grinding out features. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have built and scaled complex production systems for over 15 years. * Can design orchestration systems and knowledge management frameworks that utilize AI. * Enjoy moving between high-level strategy and hands-on prototyping or code reviews. * Want to influence the technical direction of global marketplace settlements.