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 â including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more â 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 youâre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
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 youâre 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 zeroâtoâone ideas into real products, and you âget stuff doneâ end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, youâll tackle complex, highâvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, letâs build whatâs next.
The GTPN Platform engineering team at Airwallex builds and operates the core platform capabilities that power global treasury and payment products at scale. The team owns shared backend systems, services, and technical foundations that enable product teams to build, launch, and operate reliable, scalable, and high-performing solutions. The team focuses on platform architecture, developer enablement, system reliability, and continuous optimization to support product innovation and operational excellence.
As an Engineering Manager, GTPN Platform, this role leads engineering team responsible for building and operating critical platform capabilities that support Airwallexâs financial products. The role combines people leadership, technical direction, and delivery ownership.
This role is accountable for team health, execution quality, and long-term technical outcomes. It requires close partnership with engineering, product, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape platform strategy, drive prioritization, and deliver scalable solutions aligned with customer and business needs.
This role is based in Seoul.
Lead the architecture, development, and operation of GTPN platform systems.
Manage and develop a high-performing engineering team.
Drive technical design and key architectural decisions for scalable and reliable services.
Contribute to code reviews, technical problem-solving, and critical implementation work where needed.
Maintain high standards for engineering quality, reliability, and operational excellence.
Partner with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver platform capabilities aligned with business needs.
Use data and system insights to improve performance, reliability, and team effectiveness.
We are looking for engineering manager with deep technical expertise and a strong track record of impact as a tech lead.
Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
Strong software engineering and system architecture background, with 10+ years of experience in modern engineering environments.
Bachelorâs degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Strong technical judgment and ability to guide teams building scalable, reliable systems.
Effective people leader with experience coaching and developing engineers.
Strong cross-functional collaboration and execution skills.
Data-driven, customer-aware, and quality-focused.
High ownership, sound prioritization, and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
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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 donât 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.
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