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Senior Software Engineer - Security

Airbnb

Full-time
USA
$185k-$223k per year
security
software engineering
recruiting
java
python
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The Community You Will Join:

Airbnb is built on trust. The data security team’s mission is to keep the data of millions of users secured and protected in our platform while they explore the world.

The Difference You Will Make:

We are looking for people who want to make the Airbnb platform and customer data safer for millions of users around the world. We’d love to talk to you if you’re a talented individual who is passionate about finding security weaknesses and crafting highly scalable solutions. We are enablers who make it easier for engineers to create secure features, not blockers. 

A Typical Day: 

  • If the mission sounds exciting to you, we have a few different flavors of projects/skill sets that we are looking for in Data Security Team: Data Protection Platform (DPP): Build the platform to automatically classify the Airbnb data and protect the data based on the classifications with various strategies:  Uplevel and scale services for automatic detection for data classification Contribute to the auto detection of the secret and critical data based using advanced machine learning models and patterns for all types of data storages such as RDS, Hive, and cloud storage and more. Unify data catalogs for all online and 3rd-party data  Collect and maintain the metadata of all Airbnb data in a centralized repository and associate the data security attributes with the metadata, like the data classification, data ownership, data access, and data lineage etc, to provide a deep understanding of the risk of all Airbnb data. Build the platform to manage all the 3rd-party vendors integrated with the Airbnb platform and protect the Airbnb user data shared with vendors Enable security enforcement Leverage data protection platform to ensure security enforcement at scale, while collaboratively engaging with data platform teams and product teams for data governance best practices.  Integrate AI/ML into security practices to bring greater contextual awareness and wherever possible. E.g. Leverage LLMs for advanced data discovery and classification, data security incident response etc. Check out project examples in technical blogs: Automating Data Protection at Scale, Part 1 Automating Data Protection at Scale, Part 2 Automating Data Protection at Scale, Part 3 Where S Waldo S W 2-  Building Data Discovery And Classification At Scale

Your Expertise:

The following are some examples of profiles that are relevant to us. If a subset of these things apply to you, please consider applying. We are looking to build a team of both specialists in security and generalists in software engineering.

  • 5+ years of software development or job related work experience.

  • Significant experience in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin, Python.

  • Significant experience in any of the following: Generalist Backend, Full Stack Engineer, or Security Engineer experience.

  • Experience finding ways to enable other engineers to develop secure products by default without requiring security expertise.

  • Significant experience in building robust internal products/tools or production backend services at scale is a plus.

  • Solid defensive security experience, shipping projects that mitigate application or infrastructure risks at scale.

  • Significant experience with cryptography is a plus.

  • AI/ML experience is a plus.

  • Working knowledge of cloud computing (AWS) and/or Azure is a plus. 

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.

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Full-time
USA
$185k-$223k per year
Posted 1 year ago
security
software engineering
recruiting
java
python
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Senior Software Engineer - Security

Airbnb
The job listing has expired. Unfortunately, the hiring company is no longer accepting new applications.

To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Development jobs

The Community You Will Join:

Airbnb is built on trust. The data security team’s mission is to keep the data of millions of users secured and protected in our platform while they explore the world.

The Difference You Will Make:

We are looking for people who want to make the Airbnb platform and customer data safer for millions of users around the world. We’d love to talk to you if you’re a talented individual who is passionate about finding security weaknesses and crafting highly scalable solutions. We are enablers who make it easier for engineers to create secure features, not blockers. 

A Typical Day: 

  • If the mission sounds exciting to you, we have a few different flavors of projects/skill sets that we are looking for in Data Security Team: Data Protection Platform (DPP): Build the platform to automatically classify the Airbnb data and protect the data based on the classifications with various strategies:  Uplevel and scale services for automatic detection for data classification Contribute to the auto detection of the secret and critical data based using advanced machine learning models and patterns for all types of data storages such as RDS, Hive, and cloud storage and more. Unify data catalogs for all online and 3rd-party data  Collect and maintain the metadata of all Airbnb data in a centralized repository and associate the data security attributes with the metadata, like the data classification, data ownership, data access, and data lineage etc, to provide a deep understanding of the risk of all Airbnb data. Build the platform to manage all the 3rd-party vendors integrated with the Airbnb platform and protect the Airbnb user data shared with vendors Enable security enforcement Leverage data protection platform to ensure security enforcement at scale, while collaboratively engaging with data platform teams and product teams for data governance best practices.  Integrate AI/ML into security practices to bring greater contextual awareness and wherever possible. E.g. Leverage LLMs for advanced data discovery and classification, data security incident response etc. Check out project examples in technical blogs: Automating Data Protection at Scale, Part 1 Automating Data Protection at Scale, Part 2 Automating Data Protection at Scale, Part 3 Where S Waldo S W 2-  Building Data Discovery And Classification At Scale

Your Expertise:

The following are some examples of profiles that are relevant to us. If a subset of these things apply to you, please consider applying. We are looking to build a team of both specialists in security and generalists in software engineering.

  • 5+ years of software development or job related work experience.

  • Significant experience in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin, Python.

  • Significant experience in any of the following: Generalist Backend, Full Stack Engineer, or Security Engineer experience.

  • Experience finding ways to enable other engineers to develop secure products by default without requiring security expertise.

  • Significant experience in building robust internal products/tools or production backend services at scale is a plus.

  • Solid defensive security experience, shipping projects that mitigate application or infrastructure risks at scale.

  • Significant experience with cryptography is a plus.

  • AI/ML experience is a plus.

  • Working knowledge of cloud computing (AWS) and/or Azure is a plus. 

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.

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