Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Senior Software Engineer · Senior · Full Time

SG - Singapore15mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Senior Software Engineer position at Airwallex Singapore focusing on Developer Experience (DevX). The role involves building world-class developer portals, APIs, and tools to streamline the developer journey for Airwallex's global financial platform. Requires expertise in Java/Kotlin/Python/TypeScript, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), and distributed systems experience.

Responsibilities

  • Developer Experience Strategy: Collaborate with product, engineering, customer-success, and technical support teams to refine and streamline the developer experience for customers
  • API Standards and Design: Ensure APIs meet the highest standards and conventions, focusing on developer-friendly design patterns
  • Analytics Pipeline Development: Create next-in-class user and data analytics pipeline to measure and improve developer engagement
  • Developer Portal Construction: Build world-class developer portal and documentation with AI as a core feature for enhanced user experience
  • Community Engagement: Contribute to open source projects and foster a thriving developer community around Airwallex's platform
  • Technology Leadership: Incorporate the latest technologies and continuously up-level the technical stack for optimal performance
  • External Tool Development: Develop external tools and services that get released to customers for improved integration experience

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Programming Languages

    Advanced knowledge of Java, Kotlin, Python, or TypeScript for building scalable applications

  • Distributed Systems

    Proven experience working on high-volume distributed systems with strong architectural understanding

  • Cloud Platforms

    Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS including EC2, RDS, ELB, CloudFront

  • Containerization

    Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment

  • API Development

    Deep understanding of RESTful API design, GraphQL, and microservices architecture patterns

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or engineering-related majors

Experience

  • Developer-Facing Products

    Demonstrated passion and experience building delightful developer-facing products and tools

  • High-Volume Systems

    Evidence of working on high-volume distributed systems with performance optimization experience

  • Communication Skills

    Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional team coordination

  • API Design Experience

    Preferred: Released and maintained well-known APIs or have significant API design experience

  • Financial Domain

    Preferred: Experience within the financial services domain and understanding of compliance requirements

  • Technical Leadership

    Preferred: Led major software migrations involving breaking changes and system architecture decisions

  • Startup Experience

    Preferred: Worked in both early-stage startups (<20 employees) and large companies (1000+ employees)

  • Full-Stack Knowledge

    Preferred: Deep proven technical knowledge of either frontend and/or backend systems

  • DevX Role Experience

    Preferred: Previous experience in developer experience or other customer-facing engineering roles

Skills

Required

  • Java Programming

    Advanced proficiency in Java for enterprise-scale backend development

  • Kotlin Development

    Strong experience with Kotlin for modern JVM applications

  • Python Programming

    Proficiency in Python for data analytics and backend services

  • TypeScript Development

    Advanced TypeScript skills for type-safe frontend and backend applications

  • Cloud Infrastructure

    Strong experience with GCP or AWS cloud platforms and services

  • Container Orchestration

    Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes

  • Distributed Systems

    Deep understanding of high-volume distributed system architecture

  • Communication Skills

    Strong verbal and written communication for cross-functional collaboration

Preferred

  • API Design

    Nice to have

    Experience releasing and maintaining public APIs with strong design principles

  • Financial Services

    Nice to have

    Domain knowledge in financial technology and payment systems

  • Technical Leadership

    Nice to have

    Experience leading major software migrations and architecture decisions

  • Startup Experience

    Nice to have

    Experience scaling from early-stage startups to large enterprise environments

  • Full-Stack Development

    Nice to have

    Deep technical knowledge of both frontend and backend systems

  • Developer Experience

    Nice to have

    Previous experience in DevX, DevRel, or customer-facing engineering roles

  • AI Integration

    Nice to have

    Experience incorporating AI features into developer tools and platforms

Tech stack

Languages

JavaKotlinPythonTypeScript

Frameworks

Spring BootReactNext.js

Databases

PostgreSQLRedisElasticsearch

Tools

DockerKubernetesGitPostmanSwagger/OpenAPI

Other

Google Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesAPI GatewayMonitoring ToolsCI/CD Pipelines

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Benefits

  • Global Opportunities

    Access to 26 offices around the globe with potential for international assignments and remote collaboration

  • High-Growth Environment

    Opportunity to work at a rapidly scaling fintech company valued at US$8 billion with world-leading investors

  • Learning and Development

    Accelerated learning opportunities working on complex, high-visibility problems with exceptional teammates

  • Innovation Focus

    Work with cutting-edge technologies including AI integration and latest developer tools

  • Equal Opportunity

    Inclusive workplace that values diversity and provides equal opportunities regardless of background

  • Career Growth

    True ownership and real impact opportunities with founder-like energy and autonomy

  • Open Source Contribution

    Encouraged participation in open source projects and developer community building

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screening

    Phone or video call with recruiter to discuss background, experience, and role fit

  2. 02

    Technical Assessment

    Coding challenge or technical assignment related to API design and developer tools

  3. 03

    Technical Interview

    Deep-dive technical discussion covering system design, distributed systems, and cloud architecture

  4. 04

    Behavioral Interview

    Discussion of past experiences, leadership examples, and cultural fit with Airwallex values

  5. 05

    Final Panel

    Final interview with senior team members and potential stakeholders to assess overall fit

  6. 06

    Reference Check

    Verification of work history and performance with previous employers

Full posting

Original listing.

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 200,000 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 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, 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.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

About the team

The Developer Experience (DevX) team oversees our customer’s developer journey from discovery to building at scale. We aim to provide an onboarding experience so intuitive and well-organized that developers can discover product details, learn implementation specifics, and develop independently. During build and scale, our customers have developer affordances that are comprehensive, ergonomic and delightful.

We achieve this by providing structured channels to collect feedback and use data analytics informing us on how we can provide the best experience.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with product, engineering, customer-success, and technical support teams to refine & streamline the developer experience for our customers.

  • Ensure our APIs meet the highest standards and conventions.

  • Create next-in-class user and data analytics pipeline.

  • Build world-class developer portal and docs with AI as a core feature

  • Contribute to open source and fostering a developer community

  • Incorporate the latest technologies and up-leveling our tech stack.

  • Develop external tools and services that get released to our customers.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree or above in computer science or engineering related majors.

  • A passion for building delightful developer-facing products.

  • Advanced knowledge of one or more programming languages, including but not limited to Java, Kotlin, Python, Typescript.

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

  • Evidence of working on high-volume distributed systems.

  • Strong cloud experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS (EC2, RDS, ELB, CloudFront, etc.) with Docker and Kubernetes.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Released and maintained well-known APIs or have API design experience.

  • Experience within the financial domain.

  • Led major migrations in software that involved breaking changes.

  • Worked in both early-stage startups (<20) and 1000+ sized companies.

  • Deep proven technical knowledge of either front-end and/or backend systems.

  • Worked in developer experience or other customer-facing engineering roles.

Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

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.

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.

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