Airwallex
Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform & AI Enablement
$180K–$240K
US - Seattle · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure platforms.
About the job
Build and lead distributed data and AI infrastructure for reliable, low-latency processing and knowledge capabilities across Airwallex’s global financial platform.
What you'll do
- Architect and build infrastructure for batch and streaming systems, from storage to high-availability services.
- Develop the Knowledge Platform, including vector indexing, agentic workflows, and real-time data streaming; tune performance and reliability.
- Lead technical decisions, improve engineering tooling, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure platforms.
- Proficiency in Java, Kotlin or Go.
- Experience taking complex technical challenges from design through production stability, including performance tuning and systems internals.
- Track record of technical leadership through architecture decisions, design reviews or mentorship.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with, or a strong desire to work deeply in, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Kubernetes or OLAP engines.
Pay
$180K – $240K USD base salary
Tools
Java, Kotlin, Go, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Kubernetes, Databricks
AI focus
Build AI-enabling data and knowledge infrastructure, including scalable vector indexing, agentic workflows, model infrastructure, knowledge retrieval, and frameworks for reliable AI operations.
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