Staff Data Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Oversee the strategy, architecture, development, and operation of Airwallex’s data and AI platforms.
• Spearhead the identification and resolution of company-wide challenges using cutting-edge data platform solutions.
• Provide visionary technical direction and lead the solving of complex problems hands-on.
• Advocate for best practices across the data platform to instill a culture of craftsmanship and innovation.
• Mentor the data platform team, nurturing both technical and professional development.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Data Platform or an equivalent quantitative field.
• Proven experience leading company-wide initiatives or influencing technical roadmaps.
• Technical leadership experience in ETL frameworks, metrics stores, infrastructure management, and data security.
• Proficiency in building, deploying, and maintaining reliable multi-geographical data pipelines at scale.
• Familiarity with workflow or orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or DBT.
• Demonstrated ability to balance execution velocity with scalable design and statistical understanding.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on design experience in crafting data processing patterns for modern Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience with big data tools including GCP, Databricks, BigQuery, Kafka, Kubernetes, Spark, or DataFlow.
• Ability to rapidly evaluate new technologies and conduct proof of concepts to drive architecture design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences, including leadership.

About the Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide—including Brex, Rippling, and Qantas—to manage business accounts, payments, spend management, and treasury at a global scale. Based in Melbourne with over 2,200 employees across 26 offices, we are building the future of global banking.