About Airwallex
Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000 businesses worldwide โ including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more โ with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If youโre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
Attributes We Value
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and youโre motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.
You're humble and collaborative; turn zeroโtoโone ideas into real products, and you โget stuff doneโ end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, youโll tackle complex, highโvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, letโs build whatโs next.
The Opportunity:
The Global Treasury and Payment Network (GTPN) team sits at the core of Airwallexโs payment infrastructure. As Airwallexโs very first product and still the largest revenue driver across the company, GTPN underpins many of our most critical customer experiences. We operate at the intersection of traditional and modern finance, expanding the reach of our global treasury and payment network, strengthening its capabilities and reliability, and delivering innovative payment products built on a robust financial foundation.
GTPN is a truly global, crossโsite engineering organization, with talented engineers in existing and emerging hubs such as Singapore and Shanghai. As we continue to scale worldwide, weโre looking for passionate Senior Software Engineers to join us. Youโll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers across regions to build and enhance products that not only meet but exceed our customersโ expectations.
About the Role:
As the senior engineer in the team, you will own the end-to-end development of solutions that redefine how we provide support and automation for both internal teams and external customers. You will shape the underlying architecture and APIs for advanced systems building cuttingโedge solutions that enable Airwallex to scale. Your contributions will directly influence innovation, set best practices, and establish the foundation for our expanding AI portfolio.
If you are passionate about building solutions that directly impact customers, thrive on solving tough technical challenges, and embrace a productโfocused mindset, we invite you to shape the future of Finance and AI with us.
Who You Are You might be a great fit if you
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Have 5+ years of software engineering experience in Java/Spring Boot
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Excel at making the right level of abstractionโbalancing flexibility and simplicity in system/component design
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Demonstrate clean communication across technical and nonโtechnical stakeholders
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Make pragmatic decisions on when to optimize for performance vs. velocity based on business impact
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Thrive in crossโfunctional environments spanning Product, Design, Compliance, and Sales
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Design for scale, maintainability, and production excellence
Bonus if you have
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Fintech, payments, or regulated industry experience
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Highโscale performance tuning (100k+ QPS, large user bases, strict latency SLAs)
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Multiโtenant SaaS or platform architecture background
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Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, or cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
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Experience with OAuth2.0, API design, or developer documentation
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Crossโregion deployment or data residency compliance experience
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Solutions engineering or customerโfacing technical experience
Why Join Us
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Grow Beyond Engineering: You'll develop expertise that extends beyond technical skills: understanding customer business models, navigating regulatory landscapes, influencing enterprise sales. This is career growth that prepares you for technical leadership, product roles, or even founding your own company.
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Join a WorldโClass Team: Work with exceptional engineers, product thinkers, and designers across the globe. At Airwallex, you'll be challenged, supported, and surrounded by people who are building something meaningful together.
Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and ThirdโParty Recruiters
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
Equal opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We donโt regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.