Airwallex - Engineering Manager, Issuing Platform
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Requirements
• We are looking for senior engineers with deep technical expertise and a strong track record of impact as a tech lead. • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2+ 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. • 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
• As an Engineering Manager, Issuing Platform, you will lead one or more teams responsible for building and operating critical components of the issuing platform. This role combines people leadership, technical direction, and delivery ownership. • You will have direct reports and are accountable for team health, execution, and long-term technical quality. While you remain technically credible and hands-on at an architectural level, your primary focus is enabling teams to do their best work rather than being the primary individual contributor. • This role is based in Singapore. • People leadership and team development • Manage, coach, and grow a team of engineers through regular feedback, performance management, and career development. • Build a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement. • Support hiring and onboarding to scale the team sustainably. • Technical leadership and delivery • Provide technical direction and architectural guidance for high-impact transaction processing systems. • Partner with senior engineers and staff engineers to design scalable, resilient solutions. • Ensure high standards for system design, code quality, testing, and operational excellence. • Platform and infrastructure ownership • Guide the evolution of application and platform infrastructure to reduce operational overhead and improve developer productivity. • Drive improvements across reliability, observability, security, and cost efficiency. • Strategic collaboration • Work closely with product, operations, and other engineering leaders to align execution with business priorities. • Evaluate new technologies and patterns, and make pragmatic decisions that balance innovation with stability.
Benefits
• Please include currency • What is your notice period? • Do you have any relatives currently working for Airwallex? • Relatives include spouse/civil partner, non-married partner, parents, siblings, and/or children • If Yes, please state their name here • Do you have the right to live and work in Singapore? • If Yes, please indicate if you are • Singapore Citizen • Singapore Permanent Resident • Other (e.g. PEP, ONE Pass or other) • If No, do you need a work visa sponsorship for Singapore? • Where did you find this job posting? • AI Policy for the Application process • At Airwallex, we recognize the benefits AI brings to professional environments, and welcome its use after you join our team. However, for this application and for any future interviews with our team, we ask that you do not use any AI tools. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and how you express yourself in your own words. Please indicate your understanding and agreement with this approach by selecting ‘Yes’ below. • Please indicate “Yes” if you have read and agree to this policy. • Recruiting Privacy Policy • Submit Application
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