Growth Backend Engineering Lead (Scale)

Airwallex Pty Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex Pty Ltd. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Singapore to shape the technical strategy and architecture for scalable growth. The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in modern JVM ecosystems like Java and Kotlin, and strong expertise in microservices architecture and cloud services. The role focuses on optimizing user experiences and improving operational efficiencies through high-quality, secure systems, making a significant impact in our global expansion efforts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience in distributed systems.
• Proficiency in modern JVM ecosystems and multi-threading.
• Expert knowledge of design patterns and microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and observability tools.
• Experience building API-and integration-heavy systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute technical strategies and product roadmaps.
• Own the technical strategy and architecture for services and APIs.
• Ensure architectural ownership and system quality across services.
• Establish operational excellence for production systems.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Java 17+

Kotlin

Spring / Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

GCP/AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Data analytics

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Airwallex Pty Ltd. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Singapore to shape the technical strategy and architecture for scalable growth. The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in modern JVM ecosystems like Java and Kotlin, and strong expertise in microservices architecture and cloud services. The role focuses on optimizing user experiences and improving operational efficiencies through high-quality, secure systems, making a significant impact in our global expansion efforts.