IT & Software

Senior Software Engineer, New Products

Airwallex

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you co-create 0-to-1 fintech products directly with the CEO and leadership, turning bold AI concepts into market-ready software. You bring a product-aware engineering mindset, balancing business impact with technical delivery. You move quickly, validating ideas through rapid proofs-of-concept and real-user tests, while maintaining solid architecture. You own end-to-end delivery, from API design to frontend polish, to ship globally. This is a founder-style, high-ownership role in Airwallex’s elite innovation hub, shaping the future of global banking.

Pay / Benefits
  • Equity
  • Bonus
  • Hybrid work
  • Statutory leave and company holidays (location-dependent)
  • Well-being benefits (US)
  • Medical/Dental/Vision (US)
Responsibilities
  • Co-Author 0-to-1 products with CEO and leadership to turn strategic visions into market-ready software.
  • Embed the product engineer mindset by aligning business requirements, regulatory realities, and technology to shape the roadmap.
  • Execute with velocity through rapid proofs-of-concept and live-user tests to validate market fit.
  • Deliver end-to-end solutions spanning backend architecture and frontend polish to reach global users.
Key requirements
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend architecture and ability to flex full-stack when needed
  • Startup or R&D experience shipping products from scratch in fast-paced environments
  • Sharp product and commercial intuition with focus on user experience and business impact
  • Pragmatic and resourceful with a self-starter attitude to overcome obstacles
  • High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to translate vision into maintainable software
  • Collaborative mindset with humility
  • Ownership and bias for action
  • Curiosity and willingness to challenge assumptions
  • Generative AI, LLMs, or intelligent workflow automation
  • Fintech/payments knowledge and compliance awareness
  • Backend architecture with ability to flex-full stack when required

Reference: WJ-747_30161497

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