Airwallex - Director, Data Platform Engineering
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Requirements
• 15+ years in data or platform engineering, with 5+ years leading engineering teams in complex, multi-region environments. • Proven experience architecting and scaling modern data platforms that extend beyond storage to include semantic layers, metadata systems, or knowledge graphs. • Strong hands-on expertise in data modeling (transactional, event-driven, dimensional, feature tables) with robust data quality, lineage, and observability practices. • Experience designing and operationalizing a governed semantic layer with standardized, auditable business metric definitions. • Track record of building reusable, programmatic capabilities on top of data platforms (APIs, orchestration frameworks, analytical workflows, agent-callable tools). • Deep familiarity with modern lakehouse architectures, particularly within a Databricks environment. • Experience implementing regional data localization and residency strategies while maintaining a unified global data model. • Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and regulatory controls in multi-jurisdictional contexts. • Platform-as-product mindset, with experience driving adoption, improving developer experience, and operating with clear SLAs/SLOs and measurable impact. • 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
Benefits
• $300K – $330K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Airwallex promotes fair compensation practices in accordance with applicable 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 may vary depending on the nature of employment and work location. US-based employees 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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