Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform — Impact & Scale

Airwallex; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payment and financial platform is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Search Platform in Singapore. The role involves addressing complex technical challenges, developing large-scale distributed systems, and collaborating closely with Product Managers. Candidates should have over 7 years of back-end development experience, proficiency in languages like Java and Python, and knowledge of storage technologies. This full-time position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications

• More than 7 years of back‑end development experience.
• Experience in developing large‑scale distributed systems.
• Proficient in coding and scripting languages like Java, Kotlin, C++, Python.
• In‑depth knowledge on storage & streaming over PostgreSQL or Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product Managers to produce technical solutions.
• Design and implement production‑grade streaming ingestion using Flink.
• Proactively troubleshoot and address technical bottlenecks.
• Participate in critical code and performance reviews.
• Engage with Technical leads in building a backlog.

Skills

Back-end development

Large-scale distributed systems

Proficient in Java, Kotlin, C++, Python

Clear and maintainable code

PostgreSQL or Kafka

Tools

Kafka

Spark

Flink

ElasticSearch

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A global payment and financial platform is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Search Platform in Singapore. The role involves addressing complex technical challenges, developing large-scale distributed systems, and collaborating closely with Product Managers. Candidates should have over 7 years of back-end development experience, proficiency in languages like Java and Python, and knowledge of storage technologies. This full-time position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for innovation.