Description
Job Title: Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Payments
Location: Remote-USA
The Payments team at Airbnb is responsible for everything related to settling money in Airbnb's global marketplace. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer for Payments, you will be the catalyst that transforms bold AI innovation into production systems that make Airbnb Payment experience feel effortless and secure.
Responsibilities:
- Spearhead LLM agents, real-time anomaly detectors, and other breakthrough solutions that solve real-world problems and create product magic.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, ops, and data science to spot high-leverage opportunities, refine AI/ML requirements, make principled architecture choices, and measure business value with clear, data-driven metrics.
- Design, train, deploy, and operate large-scale AI applications for both batch and streaming workloads, ensuring low latency, high reliability, and continuous improvement via automated monitoring and retraining loops.
- Mentor and inspire teammates, fostering a collaborative, experimentation-driven environment where cutting-edge research meets production excellence and every engineer is empowered to push AI boundaries at Airbnb.
Your Expertise:
- 5+ years of industry experience in applied AI/ML, inclusive MS or PhD in relevant fields.
- Strong programming (Python/Java) and data engineering skills.
- Proven mastery of modern AI/LLM workflows , prompt engineering, fine-tuning (LoRA, RLHF), hallucination mitigation, safety guardrails, and rigorous online/offline testing to minimize training/inference drift and ensure reliable outcomes.
- Hands-on experience with at least three of the following: PyTorch/TensorFlow, scalable inference stacks, vector search, orchestration/MLOps platforms (Kubeflow, Airflow), large-scale data streaming & processing (Spark, Ray, Kafka).
- Demonstrated success designing, deploying, and monitoring production AI systems , e.g., personalization engines, generative content services , complete with drift/cost/latency monitoring, automated retraining triggers, and cross-functional collaboration that translates ambiguous business needs into measurable AI impact.
- Prior knowledge of AI/ML applications in the Payments domain is highly desirable.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively led people, and to develop the best products, services, and solutions.
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 is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Pay Range: $191,000-$223,000 USD