Senior Data Engineer, Data and AI, Customer Data Platform

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...

You'll build the data foundations that power Airwallex's Customer Data Platform, helping teams turn customer information into trusted, reusable data for analytics, machine learning, operational decision-making, and practical AI applications.

A bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related field
At least five years of experience designing and implementing scalable ETL pipelines, including batch and streaming workflows
Experience with streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka or Apache Flink
Strong proficiency in SQL, database management systems, data warehousing, and data modelling for business intelligence, machine learning, and operational needs
Solid understanding of data schemas, including star, snowflake, normalised, and denormalised designs
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication and collaboration skills
An understanding of AI and an interest in applying data engineering and AI in practical and creative ways
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform and modern data infrastructure tools, including Databricks and Airflow
Experience working with globally distributed teams
The Customer Data Platform team is building Airwallex’s trusted customer-data foundation—unifying customer entities, signals and metrics so that teams, products and AI systems can make better decisions and take action.
 
 
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