Staff Software Engineer, Lending

Airwallex9 months ago

Location

SG - Singapore

Type

Full Time

Level

Staff

Role

Staff Software Engineer

Posted

Jul 15, 2025

Full TimeStaff

The role

Summary

Staff Software Engineer role at Airwallex's Lending team in Singapore, focusing on building enterprise-grade credit platforms and embedded lending solutions. Requires 6+ years of backend engineering experience with Java/Kotlin, distributed systems expertise, and 2+ years of technical leadership experience in architecting scalable financial services infrastructure.

What you'll do

Platform Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain robust services powering lending products with focus on credit offerings

API Development: Build and maintain secure, scalable, and well-documented APIs enabling clients to embed credit products

Technical Leadership: Lead design reviews, provide systems architecture guidance, and mentor engineering teams

Systems Design: Champion resilient, distributed systems design and best practices for global enterprise scale

Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product, business, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful lending solutions

Quality Assurance: Promote automated testing, code review, and monitoring practices for platform stability and security

Technical Innovation: Drive improvements to platform architecture, engineering practices, and delivery efficiency

What we look for

Technical

Programming LanguagesStrong proficiency in Java or Kotlin with Spring/Spring Boot framework

Backend SystemsProven experience building and scaling backend systems with object-oriented programming

API DesignExtensive experience designing and building RESTful APIs with modern design principles

Distributed SystemsTrack record designing high-throughput, low-latency, highly available distributed systems

System ArchitectureExperience with domain-driven design (DDD) and event-driven architectures in production

Cloud PlatformsCloud experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS including EC2, RDS, ELB, CloudFront

DevOpsHands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration

ObservabilityFamiliarity with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus

Education

Degree RequirementBachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Experience

Software Engineering6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering with modern practices

Technical LeadershipAt least 2 years in technical leadership role mentoring engineers and defining strategy

Quality EngineeringStrong exposure to continuous integration and quality engineering practices

Skills

Required skills

Java/KotlinPrimary programming languages with Spring/Spring Boot framework expertise

Backend DevelopmentStrong foundation in building scalable backend systems and services

RESTful API DesignExtensive experience in modern API design principles and implementation

Distributed SystemsProven ability to design and maintain high-throughput, low-latency systems

Domain-Driven DesignExperience with DDD and event-driven architectures in production environments

Cloud InfrastructureHands-on experience with GCP or AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes

Technical Leadership2+ years leading engineering teams and defining technical strategy

ObservabilityExperience with monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus

Nice to have

Financial ServicesExperience in lending, payments, or credit products development

SaaS PlatformsBackground in building and scaling SaaS product offerings

Compensation & benefits

Benefits

Global Impact

Work on products serving over 200,000 businesses worldwide including major enterprises

Career Growth

Accelerated learning opportunities and true ownership in building next-generation financial platform

Innovation Environment

Access to cutting-edge technology and AI tools to work smarter and solve complex problems

International Team

Collaborate with 2,000+ innovative professionals across 26 global offices

Equal Opportunity

Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and merit-based hiring decisions

Interview process

1
Application Review — Initial screening of resume and technical background assessment
2
Technical Phone Screen — Programming fundamentals and system design discussion with engineering team
3
Technical Deep Dive — Comprehensive technical interview covering distributed systems, API design, and architecture
4
Leadership Assessment — Evaluation of technical leadership experience and mentoring capabilities
5
Team Fit Interview — Cultural alignment and collaboration style assessment with team members
6
Final Interview — Senior leadership discussion about role expectations and career growth opportunities