Benji Schwartz-Gilbert

Director of Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States18 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led engineering for high-stakes payment systems.
Built real-time compliance platforms at Airbnb.
Transformed eCommerce systems supporting $1B transactions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on compliance and payment systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Compliance EngineeringRisk ManagementBanking SystemsPaymentsFinancial Systems

Other Skills

KYC VerificationRegulatory ComplianceAmazon Web Services (AWS)Team ManagementDevOpsPayment SystemsSystem AdministrationData VisualizationSystem ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentTestingDistributed SystemsInformation SecurityHiring

About

I build high powered teams and systems that keep the operational backbone of companies running—reliably and at scale. Over the past 15+ years, I’ve led engineering efforts behind billions in payment volume, from modernizing eCommerce at Tableau to building real-time Risk & Compliance platforms at Airbnb. I care deeply about team health, mentorship, and creating engineering cultures where people thrive while taking on high-stakes problems across the realms of payments, reconciliation, auditing, and risk.

Experience

18 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Airbnb

Senior Engineering Manager, Payments

Jan 2019 – Sep 2025 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

Led global engineering teams to build Airbnb’s real-time Compliance & Risk platform from the ground up; mission-critical infrastructure that transformed regulatory compliance and fraud prevention across the business. Built an inclusive high-performing organization recognized for technical excellence and a strong values-driven culture, while mentoring and developing the next generation of engineering leaders.

KYC VerificationCompliance EngineeringRisk Management

Seed

Engineering Lead

Jul 2016 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Seattle, WA · Remote

Led engineering for Seed’s small business banking platform, building the KYC onboarding system and designing the transaction processing and ledgering engine behind FDIC-backed accounts. Delivered core infrastructure supporting compliant fund flows, third-party verifier integrations, and auditable transaction records—all while helping scale the product from early beta to live banking operations.

KYC VerificationCompliance EngineeringBanking Systems

Tableau software

2 roles

Engineering Manager, Business Systems

Promoted

Jul 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs · Seattle, WA

Led engineering for Tableau’s eCommerce and financial reconciliation systems during a period of hypergrowth, supporting operations from early scale through IPO. Architected the in-house platform for order processing, license issuance, and reconciliation—scaling from zero to over $1B in annual transactions. Built and scaled a new team to replatform buy.tableau.com, introducing Tableau’s first AWS infrastructure, modern DevOps practices for continuous delivery, and a new self-service purchase flow. Partnered closely with finance, sales, and compliance to drive the end-to-end transition from PayPal to Stripe for global payment processing.

PaymentsRegulatory ComplianceFinancial Systems

Software Engineer, Business Systems

Nov 2011 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Seattle, WA

Payments

Applied physics laboratory-uw

Software Engineer

Feb 2009 – Nov 2011 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Seattle, WA

Developed internal software systems supporting HR operations, oceanographic research, and cybersecurity initiatives at a federally funded research lab. Projects included platforms for salary modeling and raise forecasting, control interfaces for autonomous gliders, botnet detection tools, and early-stage weather prediction systems—combining UI design, backend logic, and system integration in applied research contexts.

Uw department of biostatistics

Software Engineer

Aug 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

Supported large-scale clinical studies on emergency medical services (EMS) care outcomes by developing internal tools to manage participant data, streamline reporting, and ensure data integrity across multi-site research efforts. Worked closely with research teams to translate study protocols into scalable systems that enabled efficient analysis and operational oversight.