Airwallex - Staff Software Engineer, Scale
Requirements
• You might be a great fit if you • Have 8+ 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 • Have led multi-team initiatives with measurable technical or business impact • 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 • Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party 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. • Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. • Equal opportunity
Responsibilities
• Build Something That Matters: Your work directly impacts how millions of people use financial services. Companies like Rippling and SHEIN rely on infrastructure you'll build. You're not just writing code—you're shaping how businesses embed finance.
Benefits
• £95K – £177K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Airwallex promotes fair compensation practices in accordance with applicable national, federal, state, and local law. • These expected base pay ranges are based on information at the time this post was generated and represent the company’s good faith minimum and maximum ranges for this role at the time of posting. • The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills and other qualifications, geographic location as noted, internal equity, and other external market factors. • Certain roles may be eligible for other compensation including, but not limited to, annual bonuses, commissions, RSUs, or other forms of compensation in addition to the established salary range. • 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 of our locations offering additional company-provided vacation days. • For example, for US-based employees, they are eligible to participate in 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. • Further details about our compensation and benefits package are available upon request by contacting our Talent Acquisition team. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • (City, Country) • or drag and drop here • Please include the currency • Relatives include spouse/civil partner, non-married partner, parents, siblings, and/or children • Please indicate “Yes” if you have read and agree to this policy. • Recruiting Privacy Policy
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