Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 100,000 businesses worldwide with fully integrated solutions.
$160,300 - $274,800
Full-Stack
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
8+ years of experience

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Airwallex, valued at US$5.6 billion, is the leading unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. With a team of over 1,500 innovative professionals across 20+ global offices, we're building the future of global payments and finance.

The Developer Experience (DevX) team at Airwallex is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead and enhance our customer's developer journey. This role is crucial in providing an intuitive onboarding experience and comprehensive developer tools that enable businesses to grow without borders.

As a Staff Software Engineer in Developer Experience, you will:

  • Spearhead the development of a cutting-edge user and data analytics pipeline
  • Ensure our APIs adhere to the highest standards and conventions
  • Create a world-class developer portal and documentation, integrating AI as a core feature
  • Contribute to open-source projects and foster a vibrant developer community
  • Incorporate the latest technologies to elevate our tech stack
  • Develop external tools and services for our customers
  • Collaborate across teams to refine and streamline the developer experience

We're looking for candidates with:

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, focusing on API development
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Expertise in RESTful API design principles and patterns
  • Proficiency in backend technologies, preferably Java or Kotlin with Spring/Spring Boot
  • Experience with automated testing and quality control processes
  • Proven track record working on high-volume distributed systems
  • Strong cloud experience, preferably with GCP or AWS, including Docker and Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with observability tools like Splunk, NewRelic, Prometheus, and Grafana

Join us in San Francisco and be part of a team that's revolutionizing global finance. You'll enjoy competitive compensation ($160.3K – $274.8K), equity, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more. If you're ready to take on the most ambitious work of your career and make a global impact, Airwallex is the place for you.

Apply now and help us empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime!

Last updated 4 months ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience

  • Lead and develop next-in-class user and data analytics pipeline
  • Ensure APIs meet the highest standards and conventions
  • Build world-class developer portal and docs with AI as a core feature
  • Contribute to open source and fostering a developer community
  • Incorporate the latest technologies and up-leveling our tech stack
  • Develop external tools and services that get released to our customers
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, customer-success, and technical support teams to refine & streamline the developer experience for our customers

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Java
Kotlin
Kubernetes
React
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on API development
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and patterns
  • Experience with backend technologies (Java or Kotlin, Spring / Spring Boot)
  • Experience developing and maintaining automated tests and quality control processes
  • Evidence of working on high volume distributed systems
  • Strong cloud experience GCP (preferred) or AWS with docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience integrating with observability tooling such as Splunk, NewRelic, Prometheus, Grafana

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Equity
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
  • Equity
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • Parental Leave

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