Airwallex

Director, Data and Knowledge Platform Engineering

US - San Francisco · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago

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About the role

Our platform is evolving beyond raw data storage into a structured, scalable system comprising three tightly integrated layers:
Data - Governed, well-modeled, structured datasets including transactional records, event streams, dimensional models, and feature tables.
It should be clean, trusted, and fully queryable.

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.
Here, you'll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking.
If that sounds like you, let's build what's next.
Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures, TIAA Ventures, Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future.

15+ years in data or platform engineering, with 5+ years leading engineering teams in complex, multi-region environments.
Proven experience architecting and scaling modern data platforms that extend beyond storage to include semantic layers, metadata systems, or knowledge graphs.
Strong hands-on expertise in data modeling (transactional, event-driven, dimensional, feature tables) with robust data quality, lineage, and observability practices.
Experience designing and operationalizing a governed semantic layer with standardized, auditable business metric definitions.
Experience implementing regional data localization and residency strategies while maintaining a unified global data model.
Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and regulatory controls in multi-jurisdictional contexts.

Skills - Operationalized capabilities that act on data and knowledge.
These include reusable analytical workflows, agent-callable tools, automated pipelines, API endpoints, and transformation primitives.

Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000 businesses worldwide - including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more - with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T.
Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide - including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN, and many more - with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management, and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T.

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership.

This includes standardized business metric definitions, entity relationships, contextual documentation, and company-specific domain knowledge.
We are looking for a leader who can architect and scale this governed stack across regions and use cases, while ensuring it remains accessible and intuitive for Data Science, AI engineering, and technical business stakeholders.

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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