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 Engineering team at Airwallex is a diverse group of innovators, builders, and problem solvers, driven by a mission to empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime. We thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, where we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the financial technology space. As a team, we value technical craftsmanship, continuous learning, and a strong sense of ownership, working together to build scalable, reliable, and secure products that empower businesses of all sizes to grow without borders.

The Cash Management team is responsible for developing and delivering cutting-edge software and tools that help businesses effectively manage their cash flow. Our team is focused on building solutions that enable businesses to optimise their cash position, streamline treasury management, and make informed financial decisions.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Lead to join our Cash Management team. As an Engineering Lead, you will play a critical role in driving the technical direction and execution of our cash management solutions. You will lead a team of talented engineers in designing, developing, and deploying high-quality software that meets the needs of our customers.

This role is based in Melbourne.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical design and development of cash management solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and industry best practices.

• Manage and mentor a team of engineers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define product roadmaps and ensure successful product delivery.

• Drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, including agile development, continuous integration, and automated testing.

• Maintain a strong understanding of the latest technologies and trends in the financial technology industry.

• Contribute to the growth and development of the engineering team through knowledge sharing and mentorship.

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’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on financial systems or related areas.

• Proven experience in leading and managing engineering teams.

• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.

• Experience with distributed systems, cloud-based technologies and microservices architectures.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with treasury management systems or cash management solutions.

• Experience in Kotlin, Spring and JVM stack related technologies.

• Experience in Elasticsearch, Kafka, Temporal and SQL databases.

• Familiarity with fintech and global payment systems.

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.