Staff Software Engineer, Growth

Airwallex
Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Leadership","Teamwork"]

A senior backend-focused role within Airwallex Growth, building scalable microservices in Java/Kotlin, enabling data-driven decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to accelerate user acquisition and onboarding. You will design high-traffic, secure backend systems, integrate analytics pipelines, and support rapid experimentation and global-scale growth.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
5 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Growth

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Job Summary

A senior backend-focused role within Airwallex Growth, building scalable microservices in Java/Kotlin, enabling data-driven decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to accelerate user acquisition and onboarding. You will design high-traffic, secure backend systems, integrate analytics pipelines, and support rapid experimentation and global-scale growth.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and Build Scalable Systems: Architect, develop, and maintain microservices in Java/Kotlin (or similar languages), ensuring our high-traffic, high-availability systems meet global user demands; Implement best practices for service-to-service communication, orchestration, and fault tolerance.
  • •Enable Data-Driven Decisions: Collaborate with data scientists and product managers to design data pipelines, analytics platforms, and event-driven architectures; Ensure the data powering our Growth initiatives is accurate, reliable, and easily accessible.
  • •Collaborate and Innovate: Work closely with cross-functional teams—Frontend, Product, Design, and Marketing—to translate business requirements into scalable backend solutions; Participate in architectural reviews, code reviews, and strategy sessions to continually elevate the quality and performance of our backend services.
  • •Experiment and Iterate: Develop services that support rapid A/B testing, feature toggles, and real-time performance monitoring; Continuously improve backend functionalities to reduce friction, increase user engagement, and drive conversions.
  • •Promote Security & Compliance: Integrate secure coding practices and frameworks to protect user data and maintain global regulatory compliance; Identify potential vulnerabilities, ensure robust authentication and authorization mechanisms, and proactively address security risks.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering related fields
  • •5+ years of experience in modern engineering practices focused on continuous integration and quality engineering
  • •Strong computer science fundamentals, solid understanding of OOP concepts
  • •Experience in domain-driven design and event-driven architectures
  • •Deep working experience with high-throughput/low-latency/high-availability distributed systems; cloud experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS (EC2, RDS, ELB, CloudFront, etc.) with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience:5+ yearsFintechGrowth
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingLeadershipTeamwork
Tech Stack:JavaKotlinDockerKubernetesGCPAWSSpringSpring BootSplunkGrafanaPrometheus

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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