Airwallex
Engineering Lead, Growth
$147K–$280K
US - Seattle · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience; includes experience leading engineering teams or complex technical initiatives.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads a team building and scaling AI-native growth platforms and experiences that support customer acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, and expansion.
What you'll do
- Own delivery of complex growth initiatives from technical planning and architecture through launch and continuous improvement.
- Set technical direction for scalable services, applications, event-driven systems, and AI-native capabilities; establish practices for quality, reliability, security, and operations.
- Develop engineers and partner with cross-functional teams to turn business goals into roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience leading engineering teams or complex technical initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Technical expertise in backend, frontend, or full-stack engineering and experience building and operating scalable production systems.
- Track record of technical leadership, project delivery, architectural decisions, and developing engineers.
Nice to have
- Experience building growth platforms, experimentation systems, customer segmentation engines, marketing automation, or product-led growth experiences.
- Experience developing AI-powered applications or agentic workflows, including LLM integration, tool orchestration, evaluation, and production observability.
Pay
USD $147K – $280K base salary; equity and bonus offered, amounts not stated.
Tools
Python, Java/Kotlin, React, TypeScript, AWS, GCP
AI focus
Builds AI-native growth platforms, intelligent decision systems, personalization and automation capabilities, and agentic workflows that support customer journeys and growth operations.
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