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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - Growth - **Company:** Airwallex US, LLC - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $158,000.0 - $225,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), A/B Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Business Analytics Applications, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Object-Oriented Software Development, Prometheus, Secure Coding, Datadog, System Availability, Large Language Models, Grafana, Spring-boot, Backend, Kotlin, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Low Latency, Data Analytics, Performance Monitor, Tools for Reporting, Front End Software Development, Domain Driven Design, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** July 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=caf28d93f5ff352b ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or engineering related majors * 5+ years of experience in modern engineering practices focused on continuous integration and quality engineering * Strong computer science fundamentals and understanding of OOP concepts * Experience with domain driven design and event driven architectures * Deep experience with high throughput/low latency/high availability distributed systems * Cloud experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS (EC2, RDS, ELB, CloudFront, etc.), and familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes * Familiarity with observability tooling such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus, * Experience with JVM-based programming in Java or Kotlin; familiarity with Spring/Spring Boot * Experience solving GTM operations end-to-end * Knowledge of data warehousing, customer segmentation, and analytics tools * Familiarity with building internal or customer-facing products using AI and LLMs, * Technically proficient with robust expertise in Java/Kotlin and backend development * Empathetic, customer-focused problem solver * Data-driven, with strong analytical skills * Collaborative, knowledge-sharing team player and mentor * Adaptable, continuously learning, and quick to embrace new technologies * Self-motivated, demonstrates strong ownership and proactive leadership * Effective prioritizer, able to balance workload and maintain high quality standards ## Description As a Backend Engineer within the Growth team, you will architect, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and backend systems powering our growth initiatives. 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