About the Screenings Team on Trust

Screenings is a rapidly expanding team that aims to make Airbnb the safest place to stay and host. We are responsible for the physical safety of our users and preventing property damage to our listings. 

We need to consider the unique situations of each country around the world. We think a lot about our users, and frequently search for patterns to prevent risk. Many of our challenges are greenfield problems unique to our company. These challenges require data exploration, experimenting with solutions, and building infrastructure that scales to all major user activity.

We hire engineers with a wide range of technical interests: those that enjoy building infrastructure and platforms, those with strong product sense able to quickly prototype and test ideas, and those who love machine learning and data analysis. We don't expect engineers to have all of the above skills, but instead are strong in their preferred areas and are also able to collaborate effectively as a team.

What is a Senior Software Engineer on the Screenings team?

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Screenings team, you will :

• Demonstrate technical leadership by mentoring team members, performing design and code reviews, and proactively raising the team's technical quality
• Architect, build, and maintain Risk Evaluation systems and associated infrastructure
• Architect, build, and maintain Policy Enforcement systems and and associated infrastructure
• Analyze data to better understand user safety, and contribute to our team strategy
• Build data pipelines which support machine learning models that assess risk and assist ops decision making
• Work with partner functions which may include product, data science, policy, and ops.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of industry experience .
• Strong Java coding ability
• Passion for delivering products end-to-end, from ideation through planning and scoping to implementation and experimental A/B testing
• Strong industry experience in architectural patterns of large, data-driven applications, API design, and data modeling
• Experience or desire to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams with product, data science, operations, and policy partners
• Experience in Data Analysis and Statistical Modeling is a plus, but not a requirement
• Experience in Python and Ruby on Rails is a plus