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Senior Backend Engineer, Financial Markets

SeniorFull-timeHybridMelbourne VIC, AustraliaSoftware engineeringPosted 4 months agoVerified 2 months ago
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About the job

The job involves joining Airwallex's Financial Markets team as a backend engineer, focusing on building and maintaining the core FX and liquidity technology. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on complex, high-visibility problems while collaborating with exceptional teammates. The team values innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering impactful solutions.

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You'll be responsible for

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Designing and building backend services

Design, build and own backend services for FX pricing, execution and risk management, focusing on performance, correctness and reliability.
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Contributing to FX platform architecture

Contribute to the evolution of our FX platform architecture, keeping latency low and throughput high.
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Implementing robust controls

Implement and maintain robust controls for pricing, limits, risk, reconciliation and monitoring, ensuring predictable system behavior under stress.

Key criteria

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5+ years backend engineering experience

Proven experience building and operating backend systems in production.

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Strong programming skills in JVM languages

Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or similar backend technologies.

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Understanding of distributed systems

Solid grasp of concurrency, data consistency, and failure modes.

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5 criteria for this job
5+ years backend engineering experience
Proven experience building and operating backend systems in production.

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Strong programming skills in JVM languages
Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or similar backend technologies.

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Understanding of distributed systems
Solid grasp of concurrency, data consistency, and failure modes.

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Experience with REST and gRPC APIs
Demonstrated ability designing APIs and working with databases.

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Focus on testing and observability
Strong emphasis on quality through testing and monitoring practices.

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