Staff Data Platform Architect for AI & Real-Time Analytics

Airwallex-; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex in Seattle is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the strategy, architecture, development, and operation of the data and AI platforms. You will shape scalable data pipelines across geographies and influence decision-making with robust data governance.

You will mentor the team, promote engineering excellence, and collaborate with product and security to deliver trusted data products in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Platform or equivalent quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead strategy, architecture, development, and operation of Airwallex's data/AI platforms.
• Mentor the data platform team and foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence.
• Provide technical leadership on major projects including ETL frameworks, metrics stores, and data security.
• Lead cross-team collaboration to drive tangible business outcomes.

Skills

Data Platform Leadership

Architectural design

Team mentoring

ETL and data pipelines

Data security

Cross‑functional collaboration

Statistic & experimentation

Tools

Airflow

DBT

Kubernetes

Spark

Databricks

BigQuery

Job description

Airwallex in Seattle is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the strategy, architecture, development, and operation of the data and AI platforms. You will shape scalable data pipelines across geographies and influence decision-making with robust data governance.

You will mentor the team, promote engineering excellence, and collaborate with product and security to deliver trusted data products in a fast-paced environment.