Staff Software Engineer, Scale

AIRWALLEX

United Kingdom
Not specified (assume hybrid based on global operations and collaborative work environment)
Java/spring boot expertise
System/component design
Cross-functional collaboration
Airwallex is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Scale team, focused on building and maintaining a multi-tenant infrastructure for global financial services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with Java/Spring Boot, and a strong ability to communicate across technical and non-technical teams

Job Summary

  • Build and maintain the multi-tenant infrastructure powering companies like Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN, meeting enterprise-grade SLAs.
  • Own features that require synthesizing knowledge across business, regulatory, and technical domains, such as tax systems or compliance-driven flows.
  • Your architectural decisions directly influence deal outcomes, from enabling multi-million dollar contracts to differentiating in competitive sales.

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Airwallex is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Scale team, focused on building and maintaining a multi-tenant infrastructure for global financial services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with Java/Spring Boot, and a strong ability to communicate across technical and non-technical teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Java/Spring Boot expertise
  • System/component design
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Design for scale and maintainability
  • High-scale performance tuning
  • Multi-tenant SaaS architecture

Nice-to-have

  • Founder-like energy
  • Accelerated learning
  • Move fast with good judgment
  • Dig deep with curiosity
  • Humble and collaborative
  • Use AI to work smarter

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
  • Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) experience
  • OAuth2.0, API design experience
  • Cross-region deployment experience

Work Rights

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