Staff Software Engineer, Privacy

Join Airbnb's Privacy Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of cutting-edge privacy solutions for one of the world's largest hospitality platforms. This role sits at the intersection of privacy, security, and artificial intelligence, focusing on building scalable systems that protect user data while enabling innovation.

The position offers an opportunity to work on complex challenges in data protection and privacy compliance at scale. You'll be tackling sophisticated problems like data classification and compliance, AI/ML privacy preservation, and user consent management. The role involves building end-to-end privacy frameworks for Generative AI and LLM models, ensuring regulatory compliance while maintaining technological advancement.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across multiple teams, working closely with software engineers, ML experts, product managers, and legal teams. Your work will directly impact millions of users by ensuring their data privacy and building trust in Airbnb's platform. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, strong programming skills, and extensive experience with privacy-preserving technologies.

The position offers competitive compensation ($204,000 - $255,000) and the flexibility of remote work within the US. You'll be part of a company that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging, working on problems that affect global communities. This is an ideal role for a senior technologist passionate about privacy, security, and building systems that protect user data while enabling innovative features and products.

The role requires 10+ years of software engineering experience and deep knowledge of privacy technologies, making it perfect for someone looking to make a significant impact on how a major technology platform handles user privacy and data protection. You'll be at the forefront of implementing privacy solutions for emerging technologies like Generative AI while ensuring compliance with global privacy regulations.