About the job
About Airwallex
Airwallex stands as the premier unified payments and financial platform for global enterprises. Our innovative blend of proprietary infrastructure and software serves over 200,000 businesses globally—including notable names like Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN. We provide fully integrated solutions that streamline everything from business accounts to payments, spend management, treasury, and embedded finance on a worldwide scale.
Founded in Melbourne, we boast a diverse team of over 2,000 of the brightest minds in technology, spread across 26 offices worldwide. With a valuation of US$8 billion, we are backed by renowned investors such as T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital. Airwallex is at the forefront of redefining the global payments and financial ecosystem. If you are ready to embark on the most challenging and rewarding journey of your career, we welcome you to join us.
Attributes We Value
We seek builders with entrepreneurial spirit who desire impactful work, rapid learning opportunities, and genuine ownership. You will bring strong expertise, sharp analytical skills, and a commitment to our mission and operating principles. You thrive in fast-paced environments, exhibiting sound judgment, deep curiosity, and the ability to make informed decisions that balance speed and thoroughness.
You are humble and collaborative, transforming zero-to-one concepts into tangible products, and you see projects through from inception to completion. Utilizing AI, you work smarter and expedite problem-solving. Here, you will confront complex, high-visibility challenges alongside exceptional colleagues, advancing your career as we shape the future of global finance. If this resonates with you, let’s build what’s next together.
About the Team
Our team is dedicated to creating intelligent, autonomous systems that revolutionize financial operations for businesses worldwide. We automate a wide range of functions, including bookkeeping, reconciliation, tax, payroll, forecasting, and document understanding, reducing labor-intensive hours to mere seconds. Our team combines rigorous research expertise with substantial industry experience, operating with high standards and a tool-agnostic approach. We expect our engineers to take ownership of challenges, collaborating closely to push responsible boundaries and deliver outstanding work efficiently. You will tackle unparalleled technical challenges utilizing unique, end-to-end financial datasets that are unmatched in the industry.
About the Role
As a Staff / Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and implement robust backend systems...

