Senior Software Engineer Backend, Onboarding

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 1,700 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.

The Opportunity: Be Part of Our Onboarding Team

Onboarding team plays a pivotal role in Airwallex's mission by facilitating the rapid integration of businesses into our platform. As a data-driven team, we utilize extensive analytics to refine our processes and ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations. Our primary mission involves performing Know Your Customer (KYC) and risk-based operations to maintain the highest standards of compliance and security as we handle sensitive financial data, and empower business customers through robust, secure, and intuitive user and account management solutions.

This team is instrumental in our regional expansion, helping to onboard a growing number of customers into new markets. By supporting global expansion, we are also tasked with increasing the coverage of our product offerings, ensuring that businesses worldwide can benefit from our innovative financial solutions. Through our efforts, we aim to streamline the onboarding process, reduce barriers to entry, and foster a secure and compliant environment that empowers businesses to thrive in the digital economy.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with various systems and teams to establish a robust foundation for our global payment infrastructure.

• Engage with engineering teams across Airwallex's global offices, fostering effective communication.

• Regularly collaborate with users and financial partners to ensure seamless integration.

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs, services, and systems to uphold a reliable payment processing flow.

• Troubleshoot production issues across different levels of the stack.

• Take ownership of and optimize critical components within Airwallex's online payment processing flow.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• Possess a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience.

• Familiarity with Spring / Spring Boot. Proficiency in Java / Kotlin or other modern programming languages.

• Uphold high standards when working with production systems.

• Thrive in collaborative environments, making decisions with diverse stakeholders and subject matter experts.

• Enjoy collaborating with a diverse group of individuals, bridging gaps between different teams and areas of expertise.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex public API products with user integration guides.

• Fluent in English communication.

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.