Engineering Lead / Manager, KYC (Relocation to Singapore)

Airwallex
Sydney, Melbourne
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Engineering Lead for the KYC team focusing on scalable automation, AI-driven risk detection, and onboarding optimization. Mentors engineers, collaborates with product/ops, and drives high-quality engineering standards to scale internal tools and risk solutions in a fintech context.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
4 months ago

Engineering Lead / Manager, KYC (Relocation to Singapore)

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Job Summary

Engineering Lead for the KYC team focusing on scalable automation, AI-driven risk detection, and onboarding optimization. Mentors engineers, collaborates with product/ops, and drives high-quality engineering standards to scale internal tools and risk solutions in a fintech context.
Location: Sydney, Melbourne
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain scalable automation tools and systems that improve internal operational efficiency and customer onboarding experience.
  • •Develop and implement AI and data-driven solutions to predict user risks and prevent fraudulent/malicious activities.
  • •Collaborate with stakeholders (product managers, operations, compliance, and other engineering teams) to define requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
  • •Participate in architectural discussions and code reviews, contributing to high-quality engineering standards.
  • •Continuously improve system reliability, performance, and scalability.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields.
  • •At least 5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • •Solid software engineering skills with backend or frontend development using Kotlin/Java/React/TypeScript.
  • •Hands-on experience in building scalable, robust automation or workflow systems.
  • •Excellent organizational and communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across different teams and stakeholders.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechPayments
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KotlinJavaReactTypeScriptAWSGCPKubernetesCI/CD

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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