Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Description For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Airwallex, a leading unified payments and financial platform valued at US$5.6 billion, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Developer Experience team in San Francisco. This role focuses on enhancing the developer journey from discovery to scaling, creating intuitive onboarding experiences and developer tools. The position offers competitive compensation ($160.3K – $274.8K) with equity and comprehensive benefits.
The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of software engineering experience, specializing in API development and distributed systems. You'll lead the development of analytics pipelines, ensure API excellence, and build AI-powered developer documentation. Experience with Java/Kotlin, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), and observability tools is essential.
Airwallex's engineering team is a diverse group of innovators working in a fast-paced environment, serving over 100,000 businesses worldwide. The company, backed by prestigious investors like Sequoia and DST Global, offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial technology that enables businesses to operate globally.
The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both strong engineering skills and the ability to collaborate across teams. You'll be instrumental in shaping the developer experience for a rapidly growing global platform, making it an excellent opportunity for those passionate about creating developer-focused solutions at scale.
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 tech stack
- Develop external tools and services for customers
- Collaborate with product, engineering, customer-success, and technical support teams
Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with focus on API development
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related field
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and patterns
- Experience with Java or Kotlin, Spring / Spring Boot
- Experience developing and maintaining automated tests
- Evidence of working on high volume distributed systems
- Strong cloud experience with GCP or AWS
- Experience with observability tooling (Splunk, NewRelic, Prometheus, Grafana)
Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
- 20 paid days of vacation
- 12 paid days of company holidays
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Basic life insurance
- Well-being benefits
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