Senior Data Platform Engineer

AIRWALLEX (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Singapore is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to optimize data storage and processing on a next-generation platform. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in data engineering, knowledge of Java, Kotlin, and SQL, and strong skills in building distributed systems. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for personal impact in a fast-growing organization.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity options

Collaborative office environment

Regular team-building events

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience as a data engineer.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and data architecture.
• Strong working knowledge of Real-time/Batch processing systems.

Responsibilities

• Engage in technical decision-making and performance optimization.
• Develop and automate large-scale distributed data processing systems.
• Advocate for high-quality software engineering practices.
• Contribute to defining data engineering tool standards.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers.

Skills

Data engineering

Kotlin

Java

Scala

Python

SQL

Kafka

Spark

Flink

DBT

Spring Boot

Hadoop

BigQuery

Snowflake

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/CE/CIS

Job description

Senior Data Platform Engineer

Hiring Location: Singapore (or Shanghai)

Airwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses growing beyond borders. With one of the world’s most powerful payments and banking infrastructures, our technology empowers businesses of all sizes to accept payments, move money globally, and simplify their financial operations, all in one single platform.

Established in 2015 in Melbourne, our purpose is to connect entrepreneurs, business builders, makers, and creators with opportunities in every corner of the world. Today, Airwallex has a global footprint across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.

Who You Are? Role Overview:

In 2025, the Data Platform Engineering team is going to implement various data processing tasks on the newly built next-generation data platform. We aim to further optimize data storage, processing, application, interfaces, and other dimensions. Throughout the continuous iteration process, we will also incorporate new data components and consider new data architectures (such as Lake House) to achieve faster data scheduling, significantly reducing data latency and enabling more efficient operation of data engineering applications.

In this data engineering role, we are seeking engineers with a background in data engineering to join us in various aspects of data engineering, leveraging your past experiences in the field.

In this role, you will:

• Engage in technical decision-making, custom development, integration, and performance optimization at the foundational level, extending to the development of service layer infrastructure components, application layer, and data processing, including third-party data integration. Your contributions will enable Airwallex to evolve into a truly data-driven organization.
• Develop and automate large-scale, high-performance distributed data processing systems (batch/streaming) to drive Airwallex's business growth and enhance product experiences.
• Advocate for high-quality software engineering practices to establish scalable data infrastructure and pipelines.
• Contribute to defining shared data engineering tool standards to enhance the productivity and output quality of data engineers across the company.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers.

You might be a great fit if you:

• Have 5+ years of relevant experience as a data engineer. Mid level (Data Platform Engineer II) could be considered if the candidate does not meet the bar of senior level.
• Hold a Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in CS/CE/CIS, (or equivalent experience) with knowledge of Kotlin / Java / Scala / Python / SQL. Knowledge of Kafka, Data Lake, Spark, Flink, DBT, Spring Boot, Hadoop, BigQuery, and Snowflake is preferred.
• Ability to take ownership of designing, building, and operating distributed systems and establishing overarching data architecture.
• Possess strong working knowledge of Real-time/Batch processing systems.
• Have experience with working data at PB scale.

At Airwallex you’ll have the ability to make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We want you to share in our success, which is why you’ll be offered a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also like to ensure we create the best environment for our people by providing collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen. We organise regular team-building events and we give our people the freedom to be creative.

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. 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 concerning the 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.