Software Engineer II, Frontend - Tech Platform

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. 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.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. 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. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. 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.

The Opportunity: 

As a vital member of the Tech Platform Team, you will be part of a specialized force that meticulously bridges the gap between business exigencies and architectural finesse. 

You will engage in:

• Developing and deploying cutting-edge financial web applications using technologies like React, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Apollo Federation.

• Innovating with micro frontend architectures and exploring low-code/no-code solutions to enhance product scalability and user experience.

• Participating in guild meetings and collaborative projects that synchronize code standards and best practices across the team.

Responsibilities: 

• Coding with the latest version of React and Typescript to build high-quality products；

• Build micro FE web applications with domain-based design architecture and seamless integrate by using a single SPA framework and best practices；

• Leverage Apollo GraphQL as the backend for frontend(BFF) to build scalable and high-performance node service with simple and contact-based integration with backend；

• Cooperate with the design team to build a design system and common components, provide universal UI / UX experience across different domain teams, benchmark material-ui and ant design； 

• Deliver NPM package and library widgets with open source project to easy client integration； 

• Leverage GCP & Aliyun K8S / Bucket CDN and Cloudflare to deploy micro FE and node.js service with GitLab CICD best practices； 

• Adopt React testing library/test render / cypress to design high-quality unit test and e2e test with 80%+ coverage； 

• Using contentful and next.js to build nocode / serverless CMS system for corpsite & branding landing pages； 

• Actively engage with frontend guild, research cutting edge technologies, and drive initiatives to build high-quality products and clean up techdebts.

Qualifications: 

• More than 5 years of front-end development experience and more than 2 years of front-end architecture experience; 

• Have experience in developing large-scale financial web systems; 

• Computer or related major, bachelor degree or above; 

• Fluent in English; 

• Proficient in HTML5 / CSS3 / ECMAScript 6 + / TypeScript; 

• Proficient in React, VUE, Angular and corresponding technology stack; 

• Emotion, Styled-Component, SCSS; 

• Familiar with Material UI, Ant Design, Bootstrap 3 or other CSS frameworks; 

• Familiar with HTTP (s) protocol and RESTful specifications; 

• Webpack, Polyfill, Rollup.js. 

• Familiar with building BFF using node.js 

Who You Are

• Skilled in Modern Technologies: You have a strong background in software development with expertise in React, TypeScript, Node.js, and modern architectural patterns such as micro frontends and GraphQL.

• Innovative and Curious: You possess a relentless curiosity and a commitment to excellence, always probing and innovating to find better solutions.

• Diverse and Collaborative: You thrive in diverse, global teams and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

• Efficient and Proactive: You focus on automating tasks to concentrate on high-impact activities and are proactive in reducing technical debt.

• Broad Technical Interests: You are interested in beyond frontend technologies, including design systems, server-side development, and data analytics.

Why Join Us

• Impact and Innovation: Join a team where innovation meets impact. With us, you will redefine the technological landscape of the financial world.

• Diversity and Collaboration: Our strength lies in our diversity and collaborative spirit, ensuring a rich, inclusive workspace.

• Cutting-edge Technology: You will work with groundbreaking technologies that keep you engaged and continuously learning.

• Community and Growth: Engage in a vibrant community with guild meetings and shared initiatives that foster knowledge sharing and professional growth.

• Empowerment: Be part of a team where your contributions spearhead change and your growth knows no bounds in a supportive environment.

Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Equal opportunity

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.