Airwallex

Senior Backend Engineer, Stablecoin Platform

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2 months ago
Singapore, SingaporeSenior

Responsibilities

  • Build stablecoin infrastructure from the ground up as part of a high-impact engineering team.
  • Design and implement secure systems for key management, transaction signing, gas fee management, and blockchain integration.
  • Own services covering the full stablecoin transaction lifecycle, including minting, burning, transferring, and reconciliation.
  • Build internal ledgering systems that track balances across multiple chains and token types.
  • Integrate stablecoin infrastructure with existing FX and payment systems to support conversion between currencies and stablecoins.
  • Write, review, and ship production code.
  • Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and compliance teams to deliver reliable and auditable services.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in production-grade software development and object-oriented design, including expertise in at least one strongly typed language such as Kotlin, Java, C#, C++, or Rust.
  • Proven experience building and integrating blockchain infrastructure, including wallets, transaction flows, and key management, into larger financial systems.
  • Experience integrating new systems into legacy or distributed environments without introducing instability or regressions.
  • Strong understanding of secure system design, including private key handling, signing, encryption, and operational controls.
  • Ability to learn unfamiliar tools or frameworks quickly and adapt to changing technical priorities.
  • Clear communication and effective collaboration across engineering, product, and non-technical teams.
  • Experience in FX, payments, or financial infrastructure is preferred but not required.
  • Python experience is useful but insufficient on its own.
Airwallex

About Airwallex

1,001-5,000 employees

Airwallex builds a global payments and financial operations platform for businesses, offering payment acceptance, multi-currency accounts, FX and transfers, card issuing, treasury and spend management via APIs and web apps. It monetizes through transaction and foreign-exchange fees and related account services. Founded in Melbourne in 2015 and privately held, the company serves customers worldwide, with notable users including Brex, Canva and Qantas.

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