Engineering Lead: Real-Time Fraud & Risk Platform

Airwallex; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial technology company based in Singapore is seeking an Engineering Lead/Manager to own the strategy and delivery of real-time detection systems. This hands-on leadership role involves shaping architecture and leading a high-performing engineering team. Candidates must have 8+ years in backend engineering, including management experience, and a strong proficiency in Java, distributed systems, and risk management. The role also requires collaboration across teams to ensure effective fraud management solutions.

Benefits

Health insurance

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 8+ years in back-end engineering with 2+ years in engineering management.
• Risk management or Fintech product engineering experience required.
• Deep experience with distributed systems and high availability.
• Experience with high-concurrency patterns and multi-threading.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and roadmap of real-time detection systems.
• Provide strategic leadership for a mission-critical fraud platform.
• Build a high-performing engineering organization with set goals.
• Ensure cross-team collaboration and remove blockers.

Skills

Back-end engineering

Java

Multi-threading

Network programming

Docker

Kubernetes

Machine learning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring/Spring Boot

Gradle/Maven

Cassandra

Hadoop

Job description

A global financial technology company based in Singapore is seeking an Engineering Lead/Manager to own the strategy and delivery of real-time detection systems. This hands-on leadership role involves shaping architecture and leading a high-performing engineering team. Candidates must have 8+ years in backend engineering, including management experience, and a strong proficiency in Java, distributed systems, and risk management. The role also requires collaboration across teams to ensure effective fraud management solutions.