Airwallex
Staff Backend Engineer, Agentic AI
$182K–$310K
US - San Francisco · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Feb 19, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including substantial experience with Python at scale.
About the job
Designs and operates backend systems and AI-native financial workflows for a continuously running accounting platform.
What you'll do
- Build reliable, auditable distributed systems, APIs, and data architecture for financial workflows.
- Develop infrastructure foundations and feedback loops connecting product data, models, and system behavior.
- Partner with ML and product teams to productionize ideas and define the architecture of an AI-native financial stack.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including substantial experience with Python at scale.
- Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database design.
- Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or microservices.
- Familiarity with GCP services and strong understanding of security and compliance best practices.
Nice to have
- Experience building agentic workflows, AI copilots, or AI-native products.
- Experience with financial systems or building internal platforms, frameworks, SDKs, or developer tooling.
Pay
$182K – $310K USD base salary
Tools
Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, SQL, NoSQL, GCP, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run
AI focus
Build agentic workflows and AI copilots, create feedback loops between product data and models, and productionize research-grade ideas into an AI-native accounting platform.
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