Engineering Lead, Growth

Overview

Lead a team of engineers building the AI-native platform that powers customer acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, and expansion at Airwallex.

What you'll do

• Lead engineering execution, owning the delivery of complex Growth initiatives from technical planning and architecture through implementation, launch, and continuous improvement.
• Drive technical direction, guiding the design of scalable backend services, frontend applications, event-driven systems, and AI-native platform capabilities that enable experimentation, personalization, and growth automation.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team, providing technical mentorship, coaching, clear expectations, and a culture of ownership, collaboration, and engineering excellence.
• Partner across functions, working closely with Product, Design, Data Science, Marketing, Sales, and other engineering teams to translate ambiguous business problems into actionable roadmaps and technical solutions.
• Drive measurable business outcomes, leveraging experimentation, customer insights, and data to prioritize high-impact opportunities, accelerate iteration, and improve growth performance.
• Raise the engineering bar, establishing strong practices for system design, code quality, performance, reliability, security, observability, and operational excellence.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 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, with experience designing, building, and operating scalable production systems using technologies such as Python, Java/Kotlin, React, or TypeScript
• Proven technical leadership and execution skills, with a track record of leading complex engineering projects, making sound architectural decisions, managing technical tradeoffs, and delivering high-quality solutions
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop engineers, through mentorship, technical guidance, effective delegation, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Strong ownership, product judgment, and cross-functional collaboration, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, influence stakeholders, prioritize effectively, and translate business objectives into measurable engineering outcomes

Nice to have

• Experience building growth platforms, experimentation systems, customer segmentation engines, marketing automation, or product-led growth experiences
• Experience developing AI-powered applications or agentic workflows, including LLM integration, tool orchestration, evaluation, and production observability
• Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering initiatives involving Product, Design, Data Science, Marketing, Sales, or Revenue Operations
• Experience establishing engineering processes, improving delivery predictability, and scaling team execution in fast-moving environments
• Experience in high-growth technology companies, fintech, payments, or regulated environments

Details

• Location: San Francisco office, US
• Work mode: in office three days a week
• Works across distributed teams in APAC, EMEA, and the US