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Engineering Lead / Manager, KYC (Relocation to Singapore)

Airwallex· Engineering
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Hybrid (US - San Francisco)SGD 250k - SGD 400k + equity + bonusFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Lead the engineering direction for KYC systems to make user onboarding safer, faster, and scalable. Build automation, AI- and data-driven risk solutions, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Operations, Compliance, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the engineering direction for KYC systems that make user onboarding safer, faster, and more efficient at scale.
  • Build and improve automation and workflow systems that streamline registration approval and reduce manual effort for internal operations teams.
  • Develop AI- and data-driven solutions to identify user risk and help prevent fraudulent or malicious activity.
  • Partner closely with Product, Operations, Compliance, and Engineering to deliver effective technical solutions.
  • Raise the bar on architecture, reliability, performance, and engineering quality while mentoring and supporting the growth of engineers on the team.

Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Strong ability to understand complex business processes quickly and translate them into effective technical solutions.
  • Strong organisational and communication skills, with experience collaborating across teams and stakeholder groups.
  • Solid software engineering skills, with experience in backend or frontend development using Kotlin, Java, React, or TypeScript.
  • Hands-on experience building scalable, robust automation or workflow systems.
  • A self-driven and proactive approach to identifying problems and driving improvements.
  • Experience contributing to architectural discussions, code reviews, system reliability, performance, and scalability.
  • The ability to mentor or guide engineers and act as a technical role model as the team grows.

Skills

Required:KotlinJavaReactTypeScriptAutomation and workflow systemsMentorship

Benefits

  • Benefits vary by country and employment type in accordance with local statutory requirements.
  • All employees receive at least the statutory minimum for paid annual leave and public holidays, with many locations offering additional company-provided vacation days.
  • US-based employees: medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits.
  • US-based employees also receive 20 paid days of vacation and 12 paid days of company holidays in a calendar year.
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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