Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform & AI Enablement

Airwallex
San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 158,000 - 260,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Lead the design and development of core infrastructure for Airwallex’s data platform, focusing on distributed systems, AI enablement, and real-time data capabilities. You’ll own architecture decisions, optimize performance for millisecond-level accuracy at global scale, and mentor mid-level engineers while building a scalable Knowledge Platform with vector indexing, agentic workflows, and streaming data across 30+ regions.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform & AI Enablement

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Job Summary

Lead the design and development of core infrastructure for Airwallex’s data platform, focusing on distributed systems, AI enablement, and real-time data capabilities. You’ll own architecture decisions, optimize performance for millisecond-level accuracy at global scale, and mentor mid-level engineers while building a scalable Knowledge Platform with vector indexing, agentic workflows, and streaming data across 30+ regions.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and Build: Lead technical decision-making and custom development for core infrastructure components, extending from foundational storage to high-availability service layers.
  • •Systems Optimization: Deep-dive into performance tuning and systems internals—such as state management, checkpointing, and exactly-once semantics—to ensure millisecond-level accuracy at global scale.
  • •AI Infrastructure: Develop and integrate the Knowledge Platform, enabling AI-driven products through scalable vector indexing, agentic workflows, and real-time data streaming.
  • •Distributed Systems at Scale: Own the full SDLC for high-performance distributed systems (batch and streaming) that process petabytes of data across 30+ global regions.
  • •Mentorship: Act as a technical beacon and mentor for mid-level engineers, driving project delivery through design reviews and technical leadership.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 158,000 - 260,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Have 5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure platforms.
  • •Proficient in Java, Kotlin, or Go with hands-on experience of Kafka, Flink, Spark, Kubernetes, or OLAP engines.
  • •Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, memory management, and networking protocols.
  • •Demonstrated ownership of complex technical challenges from design to production stability.
  • •Curiosity and impact-focused mindset to explore AI/ML infrastructure and real-time systems.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechSaaSOpen sourceDeveloper tools
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:JavaKotlinGoKafkaFlinkSparkKubernetesOLAPJVM

Company Brief

Airwallex
Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, cross-border payments, treasury, corporate cards, and embedded finance APIs to help companies manage global financial operations and scale internationally.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2015
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