About the Job
We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating pri...
Our Strategic Data team builds the data foundations that support business intelligence, machine learning, and operational decision-making. You'll help create reliable, scalable data models and pipelines while improving how teams use data across the business.
Required Skills & Abilities
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field.
Five or more years of experience designing and implementing ETL pipelines using tools such as Informatica, Talend, Apache NiFi, or similar data integration platforms.
Strong experience with data modeling, data schemas, ETL, and end-to-end data workflows.
Proficiency in SQL, database management systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle, and data warehousing solutions.
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, particularly BigQuery and Airflow.
Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and commitment to producing high-quality work.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams.
Strength in at least one core area of data engineering, particularly data modeling or ETL, with the ability to contribute across the broader data engineering discipline.
Experience in financial services, payments, or fintech.
Knowledge of data governance practices and regulatory requirements in the financial industry.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or R for data analysis and automation.
Experience working with distributed or multi-datacenter data systems, including data migration, duplication, and consistency challenges.
Certification in data management or related technologies.
You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself.
You own the outcome and you don't wait for permission to fix what's broken.
You're comfortable with ambiguity. Give you a problem, not a prescription, and you'll run with it.
You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details.
You simplify complexity rather than hiding behind it.
At Airwallex, you can make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We want you to share in our success, which is why you’ll be offered a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also like to ensure we create the best environment for our people by providing collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen. We organise regular team-building events and we give our people the freedom to be creative.
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
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.
