Airwallex · 14 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Scale (Relocate to Singapore)
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expAirwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 200,000 companies worldwide. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Scale team to develop and maintain multi-tenant infrastructure, design technical solutions for enterprise prospects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate in the financial services space.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Responsibilities
Build and maintain the multi-tenant infrastructure powering companies like Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN
Own features that require synthesizing knowledge across business, regulatory, and technical domains—areas where no single existing team has full coverage, like tax systems, compliance-driven flows, or monetization tools
Design integrations for enterprise prospects by translating their business requirements into technical solutions
Your work will directly impact the growth and success of businesses worldwide
Work alongside a team of talented engineers, product managers, and designers to bring our Embedded Finance products from concept to launch
Dive deep into the needs and challenges of our customers
Leverage data to drive decisions
Qualification
Required
Have 5+ years of software engineering experience (8+ for Staff) in Java/Spring Boot
Excel at making the right level of abstraction—balancing flexibility and simplicity in system/component design
Demonstrate clean communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Make pragmatic decisions on when to optimize for performance vs. velocity based on business impact
Thrive in cross-functional environments spanning Product, Design, Compliance, and Sales
Design for scale, maintainability, and production excellence
(Staff) Have led multi-team initiatives with measurable technical or business impact
Preferred
Fintech, payments, or regulated industry experience
High-scale performance tuning (100k+ QPS, large user bases, strict latency SLAs)
Multi-tenant SaaS or platform architecture background
Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, or cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Experience with OAuth2.0, API design, or developer documentation
Cross-region deployment or data residency compliance experience
Solutions engineering or customer-facing technical experience
Benefits
Be Part of Something Big: Join a team that's redefining the future of finance. Your work will have a direct impact on our mission to revolutionize financial services.
Grow With Us: At Airwallex, we're committed to your professional development. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow, and shape your career path in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Collaborate With the Best: Work with a team of talented and passionate individuals who are driven by the desire to create something extraordinary.
Company
Airwallex
Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, payment solutions, and spend management tools.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (16)
2024 (6)
2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.53BKey Investors
AdditionSquare Peg CapitalLone Pine Capital
2025-12-08Series G· $330M
2025-05-21Series F· $150M
2025-05-21Secondary Market· $150M
Leadership Team
Jack Zhang
Co-Founder & CEO
Jacob Dai
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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