Engineering Lead, GTPN Platform (Seoul)

The role

You will lead the architecture, development, and operation of platform systems supporting global treasury and payment products. You will manage a high-performing engineering team to strengthen team health, execution quality, and technical outcomes.

What you will do

• Set technical direction and guide key architectural decisions
• Deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performing services
• Partner with engineering, product, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape platform strategy
• Contribute to code reviews, technical problem-solving, and critical implementation work
• Use data and system insights to improve platform performance and reliability
• Lead design reviews for platform-wide changes across distributed engineering hubs

Required qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams
• Strong software engineering and system architecture background
• 8+ years of experience in modern engineering environments
• Strong technical judgment and experience guiding teams building scalable, reliable systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and execution skills
• High ownership, sound prioritisation, and adaptability in fast-paced environments
• A data-driven, customer-aware, and quality-focused approach

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, payments, or other regulated financial domains
• Deep experience with JVM-based ecosystems, including Java or Kotlin with Spring or Spring Boot
• Prior experience leading teams responsible for high-availability, low-latency systems

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. It provides the regulated backbone for global payments with infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.