Secure the Future of Global Finance with Airwallex
Airwallex is revolutionizing global finance. We're the unified payments and financial platform empowering over 150,000 businesses worldwide, including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN. Our unique infrastructure and software solutions provide businesses with fully integrated tools to manage everything from business accounts and payments to spend management, treasury, and embedded finance, all on a global scale.
Backed by leading investors like Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, and more, and valued at US$6.2 billion, we're building the future of global payments. Join our team of over 1,700 innovative minds across 26 global offices and tackle the most ambitious work of your career.
Join the Front Lines of Our Security Team
The Airwallex Information Security Team is a high-caliber, proactive force protecting our infrastructure, applications, and corporate IT environment. We're looking for talented individuals to help us stay ahead of the curve.
The Mission: Secure $100B+ in Payments
As a Senior Software Engineer in our Security Engineering team, you'll be a critical player in safeguarding over $100 billion in payments, hundreds of thousands of customers, and our global team. This is your chance to dive deep into our security program and identify high-impact projects. You'll build internal automation tooling, manage our terabyte-scale log pipelines, and even explore the use of AI to revolutionize our security operations.
We're not bound by rigid processes or specific technologies. We empower smart, driven individuals to find innovative solutions to complex problems. You'll also mentor junior engineers, contributing to the growth of our world-class security team.
Your Impact:
Lead the development of cutting-edge security tools and applications from concept to deployment.
Develop ad-hoc tools for threat hunting, remediation, and vulnerability scanning to support incident response.
Architect, build, and maintain critical infrastructure, including Kubernetes clusters, serverless workloads, and ETL pipelines.
Collaborate with security engineers to identify automation and tooling opportunities.
Partner with product engineering teams to drive security outcomes, such as automated patching and the development of security gateways.
Mentor and guide other software engineers within the security team.
Are You the Security Engineer We're Looking For?
You're passionate about tackling complex security challenges in a fast-growing startup environment. You're a self-starter, highly motivated, and eager to learn new skills and deepen your expertise.
What You'll Need:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, ideally with a focus on security.
Experience with production codebases.
Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python) and one systems programming language (e.g., Golang, C/C++).
Solid understanding of modern cloud infrastructure, including data pipelines, serverless workloads, and Kubernetes.
Strong grasp of information security principles, practices, and technologies.
Proven ability to work autonomously on projects, delivering high-quality results on time.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A knack for deep diving to uncover the best solutions to challenging problems.
A thirst for knowledge, driven by curiosity and a willingness to ask questions, gather context, and continuously learn.
Bonus Points:
Experience in the fintech industry or a high-growth tech company.
Hands-on experience with AI, especially in building security applications.
Experience maintaining Linux operating systems.
Knowledge of security principles for cloud security, application security, and regulatory compliance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Airwallex is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We value merit, qualifications, competence, and talent, and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.
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.