CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling, Information Security

AU - MelbourneFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Lead the development of AI tools and applications that improve how Airwallex protects its systems, data, and employees.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (AI Tooling & Infrastructure)

Builds

AI tools, Kubernetes clusters, serverless workloads, ETL pipelines, and terabyte-scale log pipelines

Domain

Information Security / Financial Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Go or C/C++, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, serverless workloads, threat hunting, remediation, security scanning, automation

Preferred skills

AI application development, Linux operating systems, high-growth technology company experience

Technologies

Kubernetes, Python, Go, C/C++, ETL, serverless

Responsibilities

Lead AI tool development from inception to implementation; build and maintain infrastructure for internal tooling; support incident response via threat hunting and security scanning tools; partner with engineering teams to deliver security automation; mentor Software Engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship