Senior Software Engineer, Infra & Productivity Team, AI & Data Infra

AIRWALLEX (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in Singapore is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Infra & Productivity Team, focusing on Data & AI Infrastructure. This role involves designing scalable data solutions and requires at least 5 years of engineering experience, along with a strong background in Kafka, Flink, and Spark. Join a passionate team and help redefine financial technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience.
• Proven experience with data infrastructure technologies such as Kafka, Flink, Spark.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data infrastructure solutions.
• Build and maintain internal development platforms.
• Conduct testing and quality assurance.

Skills

Engineering experience

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Spark

Tableau

Databricks

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Infra & Productivity Team, Data & AI Infrastructure

Hiring Location: Singapore or Shanghai

Airwallex is a rapidly growing fintech unicorn, founded in 2015 and now flourishing at the Series E financing stage. With a global footprint across Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and APAC, we specialize in providing diverse financial payment solutions for B2B merchants, empowering businesses to operate seamlessly anywhere, anytime.

Who We Are? About the Team:

As Airwallex's engineering capabilities continue to scale, our infrastructure teams are at the forefront of propelling us into a future of seamless global operations. Our seven specialized domain teams are not just technical powerhouses but the architects of innovation and efficiency, driving unparalleled engineer productivity and resource optimization.

• Tier-X Cloud Infrastructure owns our globally distributed service infrastructure for standard domain teams.
• Tier-0 Cloud Infrastructure specializes in building and maintaining critical product services which requires five-9s of availability or above.
• Productivity owns our CICD, testing and development tools for our software engineers
• Observability focuses on providing the best monitoring and alerting tools
• Data Infrastructure is tasked with providing our data engineering and analytics teams with the right tools.
• Database owns the multitude of different database solutions from SQL to Redis.
• Networking provides a reliable and secure cloud and hardware network infrastructure

Our teams work to provide the best possible experience for our developers and customers while providing a safe and secure environment to ensure that our financial solutions are always available.

The Role:

In this role, you will:

Join our Productivity & Infrastructure team as a Senior Software Engineer (Data & AI Infrastructure) to develop next-generation solutions supporting our strategic AI initiatives. You'll manage and optimize critical systems, including Kafka, Flink, Spark, Tableau, and Databricks, ensuring scalable and robust infrastructure for seamless AI implementation.

• Design and implement scalable data infrastructure solutions using technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Spark. Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand their data needs and provide appropriate infrastructure solutions
• Build and maintain internal development platform to enable engineers to perform their tasks efficiently and effectively
• Conduct comprehensive testing and quality assurance to identify and rectify errors, ensuring the software or the tools aligns with quality standards and functions effectively.
• Perform ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting and performance tuning for data infrastructure components, implementing updates and enhancements to ensure the infrastructure’s reliability and availability.
• Collaborate with the security team to ensure data infrastructure complies with organizational security policies and industry regulations.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and timely delivery.
• Engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of emerging technologies, programming languages, and development methodologies, enhancing the quality and efficiency of software solutions.

You might be a great fit if you:

• A minimum of 5 years of engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience with data infrastructure technologies such as Kafka, Flink, Spark, and data lakes.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Scala, or Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Bonus if you have:

• Data streaming engineering experience
• Knowledge of kubernetes
• Prior experience working with data streaming platform such as Kafka

Join our team of passionate, innovative professionals as we continue to redefine financial technology for businesses worldwide. Apply now to become a Senior Software Engineer at Airwallex, and help us shape the future of global commerce.