GTPN Platform engineer

Job Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams.


• Strong software engineering and system architecture background, with 8+ years of experience in modern engineering environments.


• Bachelor’s 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.

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 2,200 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.