
Senior iOS Engineer, Payments
Airbnb
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $191,000 - $223,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Partner closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to translate product and business strategy into high-quality, user-focused features
- Own and contribute across the full development lifecycle—from technical design and implementation to testing, experimentation, analysis, and launch—while providing thoughtful feedback on product specs, UX mocks, code, and design documents
- Champion a culture of technical excellence by upholding high standards in architecture, code reviews, and production operations, ensuring reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years of experience building, scaling, and maintaining iOS applications for large user bases, with strong attention to design quality and detail
- Advanced proficiency in Swift and Objective-C, with hands-on experience using UIKit, SwiftUI, and modern iOS UI architectures, emphasizing performance and maintainability
- Extensive experience integrating and consuming GraphQL APIs in production
- Demonstrated success shipping high-quality iOS applications to the App Store, with strong technical execution and product judgment
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, asynchronous programming, and mobile engineering best practices
- Proven ability to independently design and deliver solutions in ambiguous problem spaces, including cross-team and cross-system integrations
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience partnering closely with product, design, and other non-engineering stakeholders
- Solid product sense and passion for UI/UX, with the ability to translate product vision into polished, user-focused experiences
- Experience leading technical initiatives within a team, contributing to planning and execution, and solving complex engineering challenges
- Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with evolving mobile technologies and platform trends
- Demonstrated desire to mentor teammates and elevate code quality through reviews, design discussions, and technical guidance
- Nice to have: Familiarity with payments and insurance concepts and user flows.
Benefits
- This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
SwiftObjective-CUIKitSwiftUIGraphQLiOS applicationsdata structuresasynchronous programmingmobile engineering best practicestechnical design
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproduct judgmentproblem-solvingmentorshiptechnical guidanceattention to detaildesign qualitycontinuous learningcross-team integration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science