Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: The Media Foundation team is at the forefront of building the platform that powers all of Airbnb's media experiences—from the photos that help guests find their perfect stay to the videos and animations that bring the Airbnb platform to life. Joining the team, you will work closely with a skilled group of backend, infrastructure, and cross-platform engineers passionate about building scalable, reliable systems that serve billions of media assets to millions of users worldwide. You'll collaborate across Airbnb on projects ranging from media processing pipelines and intelligent metadata extraction to cost optimization and platform modernization. The Difference You Will Make: As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, your expertise will be pivotal in building and scaling the infrastructure that underpins Airbnb's media platform. You will design and implement backend systems that process, store, and serve media assets with high reliability and performance. Your work will directly enable product teams across Airbnb to build richer, more engaging experiences for hosts and guests. You will have early ownership opportunities in areas such as: - Building capabilities to trigger ML/AI analysis on media assets, store extracted metadata, and serve results to downstream teams—enabling richer, smarter experiences for hosts and guests - Driving initiatives to reduce infrastructure costs through in-house image transformations, storage optimizations, and vendor consolidation - Amplifying the capabilities of our platform in serving images, videos, and additional media types, shaping the cutting-edge media capabilities at Airbnb If you thrive at the intersection of infrastructure and product impact, and enjoy solving complex distributed systems challenges at scale, this role is for you. A Typical Day: - Design, develop, and maintain backend services and data pipelines that power media ingestion, processing, and serving at Airbnb scale - Build platform capabilities that enable ML/AI teams to trigger analysis workflows, store extracted metadata, and access media intelligence across product surfaces - Work closely with engineers from product teams across Airbnb, understanding their media needs and building self-serve solutions to address them - Continuously optimize and improve the performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of existing media infrastructure - Stay current with industry trends in distributed systems, media processing, ML infrastructure, and workflow orchestration frameworks - Mentor and guide team members in their career development, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth Your Expertise: - 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with strong foundations in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, and demonstrated experience with media-related technologies (image processing, video transcoding, or metadata management) - Experience building data pipelines, batch processing systems, or platforms that support ML/AI workflows is highly valued - Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or similar backend languages, with experience designing APIs and data models - Excellent collaboration and communication abilities, with a track record of partnering effectively with cross-functional teams including other ML/AI infra experts Your Location: This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from. 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. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application. 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

Overview Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is on a mission to create the best online sportsbook in the industry, and we’re looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer, Back End (Payments & Wallet) to help us get there. As a Staff Software Engineer on our Payments & Wallet team, you will play a critical leadership role in designing, evolving, and scaling the backend systems that power the financial core of our sportsbook platform. You’ll own and influence critical services that enable deposits, withdrawals, wallet management, bet placement and settlement, casino transactions, and payment provider integrations—ensuring highly reliable, secure, and correct financial operations at scale. In this role, you will drive architectural decisions, lead complex cross-team initiatives, and establish best practices for building financial systems in a highly regulated environment. Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to nearly 93% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. At FBG, we’re revolutionizing sports betting with cutting-edge technology, a customer-first mindset, and a world-class engineering team. You’ll have the opportunity to tackle complex, high-scale challenges in an exciting and rapidly growing industry—all while being part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Responsibilities - Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, mission-critical systems aligned with product roadmap and long-term strategy. - Drive architectural decisions and evaluate new technologies and open-source solutions. - Cultural and technical champion: Define and enforce engineering best practices across teams. - Design and build highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and financially correct systems in a regulated environment. - Continuously improve platform reliability, observability, and performance. - Translate business outcomes into scalable technical solutions. - Develop deep understanding of product, financial systems, and roadmap. - Lead cross-team initiatives and partner with PM, Design, DevOps, Security, Risk, Fraud, and external providers. - Drive resolution of complex production issues and implement long-term fixes. - Mentor and coach engineers to raise the overall technical bar. Qualifications We value aptitude over experience but here are some key skills that will make you successful on this team: - 7+ years of OO development experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems (Java preferred). - Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture. - Experience designing systems requiring high reliability and data consistency. - Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and event-driven systems. - Familiarity with AWS or GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes. - Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems. - Ability to debug complex production issues in distributed systems. - Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences. - Experience leading large technical initiatives and mentoring engineers. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Working Across Regions This role works closely with engineering teams across multiple regions. Success requires clear communication, effective collaboration, and comfort working with distributed teams. Travel Expectations This role includes occasional domestic travel and periodic travel for team offsites, planning sessions, or cross-team collaboration. Why Platform Engineering at FBG Platform Engineering at FBG operates with a product-first mindset. Our mission is to empower developers with reliable, scalable, and intuitive platforms that accelerate innovation and delivery. If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply! The expected salary range for this role is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award. *Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. *Salary Range: $180,500 to $237,500 (Salary range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual Offer is confirmed). In addition to the base, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off, and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Ship deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $700 to set up your home office! For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

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