Software Engineer, Spend

Airwallex; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a Backend Engineer for the Spend/Accounting domain, based in Melbourne, VIC. You will design and build backend services powering Airwallex's global financial platform, owning features end-to-end from design to production.

Responsibilities include scalable backend design, architecture contributions, collaboration with product and infra teams, and mentoring other engineers. A strong emphasis on reliability, observability, and high-quality code defines the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and building backend systems and APIs in production.
• Strong CS fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, distributed systems.
• Proficient in a backend language (Java, Kotlin, Go, Python).
• Solid understanding of REST API design and backend frameworks (Spring Boot).
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Focus on performance, reliability, and code quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services powering Airwallex's global platform.
• Contribute to architecture and long-term technical vision of backend systems.
• Own end-to-end delivery of new features from design to production.
• Write high-quality, testable code with reliability and maintainability.
• Promote engineering best practices, including observability and API design.
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and design teams.
• Provide technical mentorship and support team growth.

Skills

Backend development

APIs

Distributed systems

Java/Kotlin/Go/Python

REST API design

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Kubernetes

Observability tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

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 250,000 businesses worldwide - including Brex, 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 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 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 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.

A key part of Airwallex's suite of Business Account software, the Spend Management team is revolutionizing the way businesses issue credit cards and manage expenses for their employees. This team solves complex challenges around the growing demands of data and feature complexity in credit cards and expenses. We work at the intersection of our backend infrastructure and customer facing applications, and we build distributed systems that manage millions of transactions.

What you'll do

You will design and build the backend services that power Airwallex's global financial platform, with a specific focus on the Spend team under the Accounting Hub. You will work on services that underpin how customers track, reconcile and account for spend transactions, ensuring accuracy, reliability and compliance of financial data. You will own features end to end, from technical design and implementation through to production operation, while helping shape the long-term architecture of our backend systems in the Spend and Accounting domains. You will partner closely with product, infrastructure and other engineering teams, and play a key role in raising the engineering bar through high-quality code and technical mentorship.

This role is based in Melbourne.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure backend services that power the Cards product.

• Contribute to the architecture and long-term technical vision of our backend systems.

• Own end-to-end delivery of new features and improvements-from design to production.

• Write high-quality, testable code with attention to reliability and maintainability.

• Promote and uphold engineering best practices, including observability and API design.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, infrastructure, and design.

• Provide technical mentorship and support the growth of other engineers on the team.

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.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• Hands-on experience designing and building backend systems and APIs in production.

• Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.

• Proficient in at least one backend language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Go, Python).

• Solid understanding of REST API design and backend frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot).

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

• Strong focus on performance, reliability, and code quality.

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk).

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 email address. Please apply only through 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.

Software Engineer, Spend Melbourne, VIC, AU