Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Financial Market

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses growing

beyond borders. With one of the world's most powerful payments and banking

infrastructure, our technology empowers businesses of all sizes to accept payments, move

money globally, and simplify their financial operations, all in one single platform.

Established in 2015 in Melbourne, our purpose is to connect entrepreneurs, business

builders, makers and creators with opportunities in every corner of the world. Today,

Airwallex has a global footprint across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.

The Opportunity:
Financial Market Team is responsible for Airwallex's core FX and liquidity infrastructure. We're now expanding into building the stablecoin infrastructure that will enable both customers and internal systems to buy, hold, send, and settle with tokenised currency globally.

Who You Are

You might be a great fit if you

• 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

Bonus if you have

• 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

Why Join Us

• Build Something That Matters: Your work directly impacts how millions of people use financial services. Companies like Brex and SHEIN rely on infrastructure you'll build. You're not just writing code-you're shaping how businesses embed finance.

• 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.

• Join a World-Class 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.