Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Airwallex
Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Staff Software Engineer leading Airwallex's real-time data platform within the Knowledge Platform team. Oversees strategy, architecture, and operations of data/AI platforms, mentors a high-performing team, drives cross-team initiatives, and champions best practices to enable scalable, multi-geography data pipelines and AI-enabled decision making.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

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Job Summary

Staff Software Engineer leading Airwallex's real-time data platform within the Knowledge Platform team. Oversees strategy, architecture, and operations of data/AI platforms, mentors a high-performing team, drives cross-team initiatives, and champions best practices to enable scalable, multi-geography data pipelines and AI-enabled decision making.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Spearhead identification and resolution of Airwallex-wide challenges using cutting-edge data platform solutions, and drive high-impact initiatives.
  • •Provide visionary technical direction, foster a community within Airwallex's data realm, and actively lead in solving complex problems hands-on.
  • •Advocate for best practices across the data platform, instilling a culture of craftsmanship and innovation.
  • •Mentor the data platform team, nurturing both technical and professional development.

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in Data Platform or equivalent quantitative field
  • •Proven experience leading company-wide initiatives across multiple teams or influencing tech roadmap planning
  • •Effective collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders to drive tangible business outcomes
  • •Demonstrated ability to balance execution and velocity with in-depth research, statistical understanding, and scalable design
  • •Track record of mentoring and investing in the development of scientists, engineers, and peers
Experience:8+ yearsFintechData platformAIML
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DatabricksSparkKafkaAirflowDBTGCPBigQueryDataProcKubernetesDataFlowGoogle Cloud Storage

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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