Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Airbnb, founded in 2007, has grown to over 5 million hosts and offers unique stays and experiences globally. The Engineering Manager for Identity & Privacy Experience will lead a team of engineers to enhance user trust through identity verification and privacy controls, ensuring compliance and safety for users on the platform.
- Responsibilities
- Own the identity verification experience end-to-end — guest and host IDV flows, government document handling (Vault), and authentic representation features that verify real people behind every account
- Drive privacy controls that give users real agency — global and trip-level visibility settings, profile access controls, and consent management that balance user autonomy with platform safety
- Deliver high-stakes compliance experiences — Terms of Service rollouts, consent capture across platforms (iOS, Android, Web), and litigation-ready audit trails that satisfy Legal and regulatory requirements
- Partner deeply with Trust platform teams — translate platform capabilities (consent systems, verification infrastructure, risk signals) into polished product experiences, and advocate for product needs upstream
- Navigate ambiguity at the intersection of product, legal, and engineering — many decisions in this space involve tradeoffs between user experience, regulatory requirements, and technical feasibility. You'll need to frame these tradeoffs clearly and drive alignment
- Grow a high-performing, cross-platform team spanning backend, iOS, Android, and web engineers, with a culture of ownership and quality
- Skills
- 8+ years of industry experience with 3+ years in engineering management (or equivalent leadership), including leading product engineering teams shipping user-facing features across multiple platforms
- Experience building and shipping trust, identity, privacy, or compliance-related product experiences — or adjacent domains where regulatory and legal requirements significantly shape the product
- Strong product intuition and ability to partner with PMs, designers, and legal/policy stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear, simple user experiences
- Track record of managing cross-platform teams (backend + mobile + web) and coordinating delivery across multiple workstreams
- Excellent communication skills — ability to explain technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders (Legal, Policy) and translate regulatory requirements into engineering work
- Experience with sensitive data handling, privacy-by-design principles, or identity verification systems is a strong plus
- Experience with identity verification (IDV) products, KYC/KYB flows, or government document handling at scale
- Familiarity with privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, DSA) and how they translate into product requirements and consent flows
- Experience partnering with Trust, Risk, Legal, or Compliance organizations where the product is shaped by regulatory constraints
- Track record of delivering high-stakes, low-error-tolerance experiences (e.g., compliance flows, financial products, healthcare) where getting it wrong has real consequences
- Experience leading teams through large-scale migrations or platform transitions while maintaining product velocity
- Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits
- Employee Travel Credits
- Company Overview
- Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the Internet. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.airbnb.com.
- Company H1B Sponsorship
- Airbnb has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 234 in 2025, 176 in 2024, 160 in 2023, 270 in 2022, 250 in 2021, 274 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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