6 Aug 2026

Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling (Information Security)

Airwallex

Melbourne

6 Aug 2026

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Airwallex is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its AI Tooling team within Information Security, based in Melbourne or Sydney. The role involves leading the development of AI tools and applications, building and maintaining infrastructure, and mentoring junior engineers. Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience, proficiency in scripting and systems programming languages, and experience with cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes.

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Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling (Information Security)

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

On-site

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Staff

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

PythonGoCC++KubernetesServerlessETLCloud InfrastructureAIAutomationLinuxIncident ResponseThreat HuntingPlatform Engineering

Soft Skills

CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAutonomyCuriosityCollaborationMentoringProblem Solving

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

AI Application DevelopmentLinux Administration

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the development of AI tools and applications, from inception to implementation.
•Support incident response efforts by building ad-hoc tools for threat hunting, remediation and scanners.
•Build, monitor, and maintain underlying infrastructure, including Kubernetes clusters, serverless workloads, and ETL pipelines.
•Sit with engineers to identify opportunities for automation and tooling development.
•Partner with product engineering teams to drive security outcomes – such as automation for patching, and development of gateways and other services to decrease risk.
•Mentor and help grow other Software Engineers in the team.

Staff Software EngineerAI ToolingInformation SecurityFinancial ServicesKubernetesPythonGoMelbourneSydneyFull-time

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the development of AI tools and applications, from inception to implementation.

•Support incident response efforts by building ad-hoc tools for threat hunting, remediation and scanners.

•Build, monitor, and maintain underlying infrastructure, including Kubernetes clusters, serverless workloads, and ETL pipelines.

•Sit with engineers to identify opportunities for automation and tooling development.

•Partner with product engineering teams to drive security outcomes – such as automation for patching, and development of gateways and other services to decrease risk.

•Mentor and help grow other Software Engineers in the team.