Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infra

Airwallex; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in Singapore is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to create and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience with distributed systems and public cloud platforms. Proficiency in Kubernetes and security best practices is essential. This role offers an innovative environment, focused on developing cross-border payment solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years working with large, distributed systems.
• Deep experience with public cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Solid knowledge of modern CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a secure and scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure the performance, reliability, and security of cloud platforms.
• Automate processes to support cross-border payment solutions.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes

Security best practices

Python

Golang

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, Argo)

Job description

About Airwallex

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 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, 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 1,800 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, 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 Airwallex Cloud Infrastructure team is a group of highly skilled, innovative, and collaborative professionals. The team brings together experts in Kubernetes, service mesh, cloud platforms, and core services, all working seamlessly to ensure the highest levels of performance, reliability, and security. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the team to create and maintain a cutting-edge, secure, and scalable infrastructure that supports our cross-border payment solutions.

We build and run the cloud systems that keep Airwallex fast, safe, and always available. Our mission? Make sure everything just works—no matter how big we grow.

• Work on cloud platforms (like AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Make our systems secure, reliable, and easy for our engineers to use
• Help us scale—globally!
• Automate everything (because manual work is boring)
• Work with awesome teammates in engineering, product, and security
• Love solving problems and making things run smoothly? Join us!

This role is based in Singapore.

Minimum qualifications:

• 7+ years working with large, distributed systems
• Deep experience with public cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure), Infrastructure as Code, and Kubernetes
• Strong security skills and hands‑on experience with security best practices
• Solid knowledge of modern CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, Argo, etc.)
• Ability to write services in Python and Golang
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or similar field

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience in fintech or regulated industries
• Know‑how with security standards (ISO/IEC 27001, SOC2, PCI-DSS, etc.)

Ready to help us build and scale? Apply to join the Airwallex Cloud Infrastructure team!

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.

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. If you are approached by someone claiming to represent Airwallex, please verify with our team.