Engineering Manager, Data Knowledge Platform (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager, Data Knowledge Platform (Fintech): Building and evolving the foundational data and AI infrastructure to enable real-time analytical processing at petabyte scale with an accent on AI agent-ready architecture and governance. Focus on modernizing the core data ecosystem, scaling engineering teams, and integrating real-time data serving capabilities.

Location: Based in San Francisco

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, providing integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, and treasury management.

What you will do

• Define and execute a 1-3 year strategic roadmap for the Realtime Data Platform.
• Lead the modernization of the core data platform to support real-time analytical processing at petabyte scale.
• Scale and structure engineering teams by hiring new talent and mentoring managers and senior ICs.
• Partner with product teams to enable AI-powered applications and real-time dashboards.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor on Data and AI strategies across the company.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data or software engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience managing and scaling engineering teams of 10+ people, including other managers.
• Deep expertise in distributed data processing (Apache Spark, Databricks) and event streaming (Kafka).
• Solid knowledge of data storage and serving technologies such as CubeJS, ElasticSearch, and Clickhouse.
• Experience with observability tooling including Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Must be based in San Francisco

Nice to have

• Experience within the financial domain.
• Hands-on design experience with modern Lakehouse architecture.
• Ability to rapidly evaluate technologies and conduct proof of concepts for architecture design.

Culture & Benefits

• High-ownership environment with "founder-like energy" and a focus on real impact.
• Culture of using AI to work smarter and solve complex, high-visibility problems.
• Collaborative atmosphere with a global team of over 2,200 professionals.
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity based on merit and talent.