airwallex - Senior Engineering Manager, Issuing Platform

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 4+ years in a people leadership role managing engineers directly. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. • Strong background in modern backend development using languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python. • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed, production systems. • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and object-oriented design principles. • Hands-on experience with event-driven and streaming architectures, for example Kafka. • Experience designing and operating RESTful APIs at scale. • Cloud experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS, including containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes. • Familiarity with observability and operational tooling such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus. • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead the execution of technical and delivery strategy. • Experience in fintech, payments, or other regulated financial domains. • Deep experience with JVM-based ecosystems, including Java or Kotlin with Spring or Spring Boot. • Prior experience leading teams responsible for high-availability, low-latency systems. • YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF • You own the outcome and you don't wait for permission to fix what's broken. • You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway. • You hold yourself to a high standard even when no one is watching. Quality and accountability aren't external expectations, they're internal ones. • You can advocate hard for a position, then fully support the team's direction once a call is made.