Airwallex
Engineering Lead, Growth
$147K–$280K
US - San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 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 planning and architecture through launch and continuous improvement.
- Set technical direction for scalable services, applications, event-driven systems, and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Mentor and develop engineers, and partner across teams to deliver measurable growth outcomes.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including leading engineering teams or complex technical initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience designing, building, and operating scalable production systems using backend, frontend, or full-stack technologies.
- Track record of technical leadership, sound architectural decisions, project delivery, and developing engineers.
Nice to have
- Experience with growth platforms, experimentation systems, segmentation, marketing automation, or product-led growth.
- Experience with AI-powered applications or agentic workflows, including LLM integration, tool orchestration, evaluation, and production observability.
Pay
$147K – $280K (USD, base salary); equity and bonus offered, amounts not stated.
Tools
Python, Java/Kotlin, React, TypeScript, AWS, GCP
AI focus
Build AI-native growth capabilities, including intelligent decision systems, personalization, automation, AI-powered tools, and agentic workflows for campaign and customer-journey orchestration.
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