Staff Software Engineer, Productivity

AirwallexYesterday

Location

US - Seattle

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 180,000 – 275,000

Level

Staff

Role

Staff Software Engineer

Posted

Apr 9, 2026

Full TimeStaff

The role

Summary

Airwallex is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Productivity team in Seattle, focusing on building and enhancing developer infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-driven automation to empower engineering teams globally. The role involves leading technical strategy, developing scalable tooling, and improving engineering productivity across a distributed, cloud-native environment.

What you'll do

Technical Strategy: Lead planning and design of engineering productivity systems, defining domain-level technical roadmaps

Infrastructure Development: Design scalable infrastructure services including messaging platforms, observability systems, and workflow automation tools

AI Productivity Strategy: Evaluate and deploy AI/ML-powered solutions to streamline developer workflows and improve code quality

CI/CD Optimization: Architect and enhance Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines to improve software delivery efficiency

Technical Leadership: Provide architectural insights, establish best practices, mentor engineers, and raise the engineering quality bar

What we look for

Technical

System ArchitectureExperience designing large-scale distributed systems with high concurrency and availability

Cloud NativeProficiency in cloud services and infrastructure management tools

Education

Computer ScienceBachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Experience

Professional Experience8+ years of professional software engineering experience

Technical LeadershipTrack record of architectural decision-making and cross-team mentorship

Skills

Required skills

Backend ProgrammingProficiency in Python, Java, Go, Kotlin, Rust, or Node.js with corresponding frameworks

Cloud InfrastructureHands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or cloud services

CI/CDExperience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale

System DesignAdvanced skills in designing large-scale distributed systems

Infrastructure as CodeExpertise with Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker

Nice to have

AI Developer ToolsExperience with AI-powered development tools and LLM integration

ObservabilityFamiliarity with monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog

Platform EngineeringBackground in developer experience and productivity engineering

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 180,000 – 275,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Global Impact

Opportunity to transform developer productivity at a high-growth fintech company

Learning Environment

Work with cutting-edge technologies and AI-driven engineering solutions

Career Growth

Technical leadership opportunities in a dynamic, collaborative environment

Interview process

1
Initial Screening — Phone or video call with recruiting team
2
Technical Interview — Detailed discussion of technical background and system design skills
3
Architecture Review — Present and discuss a complex system design challenge
4
Team Fit Interview — Meet with team members to assess collaboration and culture fit
5
Final Leadership Interview — Meet with senior engineering leadership