Senior Software Engineer

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 100,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,500 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech located across more than 20 offices across the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you're ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

About the team

The AI Platform team spans Shanghai and Singapore, tapping into APAC's key sites for AI and Fintech innovation. Guided by our mandate to transform Airwallex into an AI-driven company, we seek to reinvent the way the world does finance.

Joining us means pushing the frontiers of artificial intelligence within finance and developing novel approaches to meet our vision for Airwallex. Together, we will create an impactful, fair and safe AI-driven financial future.

What you’ll do

As the pioneer in our new Generative AI department, you will spearhead the development of AI agents. These AI agents will transform the way we provide support and automation solutions for both our internal teams and external customers. You'll have the unique opportunity to shape the architecture and API design of cutting-edge systems in support of our customers, automation, search, and data analysis. Your role is crucial in driving innovation and setting the standard for future developments in this exciting new field.

This role is based in Singapore, Shanghai.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the creation of an AI assistants platform to revolutionize support and automation.

• Design and implement robust API and system architecture for new AI applications.

• Collaborate closely with a cross-functional team to bring these AI solutions to life.

• Embrace the challenges of a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a focus on innovation.

Minimum qualifications:

• 5+ years in backend software development, with a focus on AI and language technologies.

• Experience with AI language models, particularly in application development.

• Proficiency in Kotlin, Python, Typescript or Javascript.

• Expertise in building efficient, large-scale software systems.

• Skill in writing high-quality, maintainable code. 

• Experience in design and development of large-scale distributed, high concurrency, high load, high availability systems;

• Familiar with HTTP, TCP / IP protocol and REST specifications;

• Master Gradle / Maven and other build tools;

• Excellent communication and mentoring abilities.

• A relevant degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related fields.

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Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters.  Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s).  Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.