Engineering Lead, Growth

Role Overview

As an Engineering Lead, you’ll lead a team of engineers to design, build, and scale the platforms and experiences that power Growth at Airwallex. You’ll combine technical leadership, hands-on problem-solving, and strong execution to turn ambitious growth opportunities into reliable products and measurable business impact.

What You Will Do

Lead engineering execution, drive technical direction, build and develop a high-performing engineering team, partner across functions, drive measurable business outcomes, and raise the engineering bar.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You’ll thrive here if you have high agency and ownership, are a technical leader who builds, are pragmatic and outcome-oriented, comfortable leading through ambiguity, grow people and teams, communicate proactively and influence effectively, and thrive in a global environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience leading engineering teams or complex technical initiatives
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Strong technical expertise in backend, frontend, or full-stack engineering
• Proven technical leadership and execution skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop engineers
• Strong ownership, product judgment, and cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• 401k or retirement plan
• Stock options
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays