Engineering Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Lead (Java/Fintech): Building foundational systems for an embedded finance platform with an accent on multi-tenant infrastructure and scalable backend services. Focus on managing engineers, driving technical direction for distributed systems, and translating enterprise requirements into technical solutions.

Location: Hybrid in London

Compensation: £160,000 – £228,000

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, providing integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, and embedded finance at scale.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers through performance management and career development.
• Set the technical direction for scalable, reliable backend systems and collaborate on architecture.
• Ensure high standards for system design, code quality, testing, and operational excellence.
• Drive improvements in reliability, observability, security, and developer productivity.
• Work cross-functionally with product, design, compliance, and sales to align execution with business goals.
• Translate complex enterprise customer and commercial requirements into pragmatic technical solutions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 1+ years in a people leadership role.
• Strong backend development expertise with Java and Spring Boot.
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, distributed production systems.
• Strong fundamentals in system design and object-oriented design.
• Location: Must be based in London for hybrid work.

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, payments, or other regulated domains.
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS or platform architecture.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with API design, OAuth 2.0, or developer-facing platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Environment focused on founder-like energy, real impact, and true ownership.
• Opportunity to tackle complex, high-visibility problems within a global banking context.
• Culture of using AI to work smarter and solve problems faster.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equal opportunity based on merit.