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AirbnbEngineering Manager, Payments
Airbnb is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Payments and AirCover Insurance Platform team to oversee systems that launch, price, enroll, and service insurance offerings globally.…
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Airbnb is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Payments and AirCover Insurance Platform team to oversee systems that launch, price, enroll, and service insurance offerings globally. Founded in 2007, Airbnb connects hosts and guests worldwide through unique stays and community experiences. In this role, you will guide senior and staff backend engineers through the expansion of the insurance platform into a configurable, globally scalable system equipped with an experimentation engine.…
Job Description
Airbnb is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Payments and AirCover Insurance Platform team to oversee systems that launch, price, enroll, and service insurance offerings globally. Founded in 2007, Airbnb connects hosts and guests worldwide through unique stays and community experiences. In this role, you will guide senior and staff backend engineers through the expansion of the insurance platform into a configurable, globally scalable system equipped with an experimentation engine. You will partner closely with product, design, data science, legal, insurance, and finance departments to shape technical strategy, define long-term architecture, and build reliable, auditable infrastructure.
This position requires at least ten years of relevant technology industry experience, including five or more years as an engineering manager running large-scale software systems. Candidates should have a strong background in distributed systems, high-availability services, and backend platforms, alongside product judgment driven by data and experimentation. Experience in regulated domains such as fintech, insurance, or payments is noted as a strong asset. The role involves staying close to the code through design and code reviews, maintaining operational health, and mentoring engineering talent.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of senior and staff backend engineers through platform scaling and architectural evolution
- Partner with product, data science, legal, insurance, and finance leaders to set strategic priorities
- Develop reliable, auditable, and scalable systems for policy management, enrollment, pricing, and experimentation
- Manage team roadmap, technical direction, operational health, and incident response quality
- Incorporate data science and machine learning insights into experimentation models
- Participate in design and code reviews to stay close to the implementation
- Hire, mentor, and foster the career growth of engineers
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience in the tech industry
- 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager overseeing large-scale software systems
- Track record of establishing and maintaining multi-year technical direction on live, business-critical platforms
- Strong background in backend platforms, distributed systems, and high-availability services
- Experience managing and growing senior and staff engineers
Qualifications
- Experience working within regulated domains such as insurance, payments, or fintech
- Experience utilizing data and measurement to improve conversion rates or attach rates through experiments
Core Skills
Benefits
- Bonus opportunities
- Equity
- Benefits package
- Employee Travel Credits
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the location policy for this role?
This position is remote-eligible within the United States, provided you live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. or an associated entity has a registered hiring presence.
What is the salary range for the Engineering Manager, Payments position?
The base pay range is USD 212,000 to 265,000 per year, with actual compensation depending on factors such as transferable skills, training, experience, and market demands.
What experience is required for this position?
Applicants must have at least 10 years of technology industry experience, including a minimum of 5 years as an engineering manager responsible for large-scale software systems.
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