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Senior Software Engineer, Spend

Airwallex· Engineering
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AU - MelbourneFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior backend-focused role within Airwallex's Spend Management team, building and maintaining backend services powering the Spend and Accounting domains of Airwallex’s global financial platform. Emphasis on scalable, secure systems, reliability, observability, and collaboration with product, infrastructure, and design.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable, secure backend services that power the Cards product.
  • Contribute to the architecture and long-term technical vision of our backend systems.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of new features and improvements—from design to production.
  • Write high-quality, testable code with attention to reliability and maintainability.
  • Promote and uphold engineering best practices, including observability and API design.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, infrastructure, and design.
  • Provide technical mentorship and support the growth of other engineers on the team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Hands-on experience designing and building backend systems and APIs in production.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
  • Proficient in at least one backend language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Go, Python).
  • Solid understanding of REST API design and backend frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot).
  • Experience working with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Strong focus on performance, reliability, and code quality.

Skills

Required:Backend developmentREST API designProgramming languagesCloud & containers
Nice to have:Observability
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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