Staff Data Platform Architect & AI Platform Leader

Airwallex; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex in Seattle is seeking a senior staff-architect to shape the strategy, architecture, and operations of our data and AI platforms. You will lead multi-functional teams, drive scalable pipelines, and set technical direction across geographies.

You will mentor engineers, promote best practices, and deliver high-impact solutions that empower real-time analytics and responsible AI within a fast-paced, global fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Data Platform or equivalent in a quantitative field.
• Experience leading company-wide initiatives across multiple teams or influencing tech roadmap.
• Collaborates with diverse teams to drive business outcomes.
• Balances execution velocity with in-depth research, stats, and scalable design.
• Mentors scientists, engineers, and peers on technical growth.
• Provides technical leadership on ETL, metrics stores, infrastructure, and data security.
• Builds and maintains multi-geographical data pipelines at scale.
• Familiar with workflow/orchestration tools such as Airflow and DBT.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary technical direction and lead in solving complex problems hands-on.
• Oversee strategy, architecture, development, and operation of data and AI platforms.
• Mentor the data platform team and promote innovation/craftsmanship.

Skills

Data platform leadership

Cross‑team leadership

Data architecture

Mentoring engineers

ETL frameworks

Data security

ML/AI platform

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE/Math

MS preferred

Tools

Airflow

DBT

Kubernetes

Spark

Databricks

BigQuery

Job description

Airwallex in Seattle is seeking a senior staff-architect to shape the strategy, architecture, and operations of our data and AI platforms. You will lead multi-functional teams, drive scalable pipelines, and set technical direction across geographies.

You will mentor engineers, promote best practices, and deliver high-impact solutions that empower real-time analytics and responsible AI within a fast-paced, global fintech environment.