← All roles

Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Airwallex· Engineering
Apply on company site
SG - SingaporeFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer responsible for leading the design, development, and operation of Airwallex's data and AI platforms, shaping technical direction, and building scalable, multi-region data pipelines and AI/ML infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction for Airwallex's data and AI platforms, shaping reliable systems that turn data and AI into measurable business impact.
  • Lead the identification and resolution of company-wide challenges through scalable data platform solutions, working across teams to influence technical roadmaps and decision-making.
  • Build and evolve the infrastructure behind Airwallex's data ecosystem, including Databricks, Spark, Kafka, real-time analytics, knowledge retrieval and indexing, model infrastructure, and agent capabilities.
  • Raise the bar on engineering craft, platform governance, security, reliability, and operational excellence while staying hands-on with complex technical problems.
  • Mentor engineers and technical contributors, helping build a high-performing team and a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in data platforms, data engineering, distributed systems, or an equivalent combination of professional and academic experience in a quantitative field.
  • Experience leading company-wide initiatives across multiple teams or influencing technical roadmap planning.
  • A track record of collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders to deliver tangible business outcomes.
  • The ability to balance execution and velocity with rigorous research, statistical understanding, and scalable system design.
  • Experience mentoring and investing in the development of engineers, scientists, and peers.
  • Technical leadership experience across significant data platform projects, including ETL frameworks, metrics stores, infrastructure management, and data security.
  • Experience building, deploying, and maintaining reliable, multi-region data pipelines at scale.
  • Familiarity with workflow and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or dbt.

Skills

Required:Technical leadership across data platform projectsMulti-region data pipelinesWorkflow/orchestration frameworks
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
Airwallex logo

About Airwallex

Trusted Global Payments & Financial Platform

Grow your business faster with Airwallex - global business accounts, high speed transfers, multi-currency cards, online payments, embedded finance, and more.

PaymentsBankingFinancialGlobal
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Airwallex