Airwallex

Senior Backend Engineer, Agentic AI

US - San Francisco · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 34 days ago

PythonFastAPIDistributed SystemsSQLNoSQLBigQueryGCPMachine LearningAgentic AISalesforceForecastingResearchCommunication

About the role

Our backend is primarily Python on GCP, and your work will ensure we can move quickly while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and security.
The team blends deep research pedigree with proven industry experience.
You'll solve unprecedented technical challenges using unique, end-to-end financial datasets no one else in the industry has.

Build typed, production-grade APIs and services in Python (FastAPI + Pydantic) that power agentic workflows, AI copilots, and real-time financial infrastructure.
Develop resilient infrastructure primitives (queues, retries, idempotency, observability, backpressure handling) that let teams ship fast without sacrificing reliability.
Work at the intersection of systems + AI, building feedback loops where product data continuously improves models and models autonomously improve system behavior.
Partner closely with ML + product teams to productionize research-grade ideas into real customer-facing systems.
Deep knowledge of SQL/NoSQL database design.
Passion for building the backend that powers intelligent products.

5+ years backend experience with Python at scale.
Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or microservices.

This team designs intelligent, autonomous systems that eliminate financial operations for companies globally.
We automate everything from bookkeeping and reconciliation to tax, payroll, forecasting, and document understanding: turning hours of work into seconds.
We operate with high standards, are tool-agnostic, and expect engineers to own problems end-to-end.
We collaborate closely, push boundaries responsibly, and ship exceptional work quickly.

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.
We don't regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future.

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