Software Engineer Intern 2027

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software we empower over 250000 businesses worldwide including Brex Rippling Navan Qantas SHEIN and many more with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts payments spend management and treasury to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne we have a team of over 2300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price Visa Mastercard Robinhood Ventures Sequoia Salesforce Ventures DST Global and Lone Pine Capital Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If youre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career join us.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact accelerated learning and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking and youre motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment dig deep with curiosity and make decisions from first principles balancing speed and rigor.

Youre humble and collaborative; turn zerotoone ideas into real products and you get stuff done end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here youll tackle complex highvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you lets build whats next.

About the Airwallex Intern Program

• Gain hands-on experience through owning your own project end to end

• Benefit from personal mentorship by industry leading technologists

• Rare software engineering intern experience where you are hands-on with modern engineering tools including AI-assisted workflows

• Join a cohort experience that fosters knowledge sharing networking and soft skill development

• Many of our Interns receive an Airwallex Graduate role at intern program completion
  We are looking for talented curious and determined individuals to join our 12-week Software Engineering Intern Program commencing in May 2027.

About the team

The Engineering team at Airwallex is a diverse group of innovators builders and problem solvers driven by a mission to empower businesses to operate anywhere anytime. We thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment where were constantly pushing the boundaries of whats possible in the financial technology space.

As a team we value technical craftsmanship continuous learning and a strong sense of ownership and we believe modern engineers should know how to work effectively with AI. We build scalable reliable and secure products that empower businesses to grow without borders and we want interns who are excited to explore LLM-powered tools thoughtfully apply sound engineering judgement and stay current with the fast-moving AI landscape.

What Youll Do

As an intern you will be given an exciting and challenging project that youll start in week 1. Youll join our structured Intern Program be set up with a mentor and manager to make sure you have the best experience and that you are encouraged and supported to contribute. Most importantly we want you to feel part of the team and learn lots while you are working with us!

Our leaders welcome all Airwallex people to contribute to our roadmap and to constantly challenge the processes that we build our platforms through. Youll get the opportunity to learn and apply best-practice software engineering focusing on strong software engineering fundamentals and pragmatism from our engineers.

You will learn how AI can enhance strong engineering by using LLM tools for research prototyping debugging testing and documentation while applying critical judgement and strong fundamentals. Working on ambitious goals with a modern stack including Kotlin Kafka Kubernetes and React you will help deliver simple scalable solutions while exploring new models and tooling with your team.

Intern Program structure

• 12 weeks over the Singapore University summer break (start early May to late Jul)

• 1st week in a structured induction

• 3 Program Review / Check-Ins across the 12 week program

• 1 Intern scoped Project to own end to end

• 1 Project Showcase to present back to our Teams on what you built

About You

• You can think on your feet - with knowledge of building platforms which resolve fast paced ever changing success measures

• You are a team player - you enjoy working in a collaborative innovative and customer first environment

• You are naturally curious - always asking why to better understand our customer needs

• You are a passionate problem solver - You love digging deep and brainstorming with colleagues in order to come up with the best solution for a problem

• You are excited about AI - You are enthusiastic about how AI is transforming software engineering and enjoy exploring new tools and models applying them thoughtfully and responsibly to improve the way you build software

Eligibility requirements

• Penultimate year or Final year of a Bachelors or Masters degree at any stage in your PhD in Computer Science Software Engineering or equivalent.

• Computing and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Fundamentals

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Desire to learn and grow with Airwallex as a technologist

Life at Airwallex as an Intern

Competitive rewards: Industry-leading salaries and benefits

On-site snacks & drinks lunch credits

Enjoy a paid day off on your birthday to celebrate YOU

Prime location: Centrally located office for easy access

Application & Assessment process

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Well keep you updated throughout the process and appreciate your patience while we carefully review every application.

The recruitment process includes:

• Application submission including your current resume and academic transcript

• Online technical assessment

• Talent screen

• Live Code Interview

• Hiring Manager interview

As part of the interview process we are interested not only in your coding fundamentals but also in how you think about using AI in engineering. Depending on the stage we may assess:

• How you approach problem solving with and without AI assistance

• Your ability to evaluate refine or challenge AI-generated suggestions

• Your curiosity about new models tools and practical use cases

We are not looking for candidates who simply use AI tools. We are looking for future engineers who can use them thoughtfully critically and effectively.

Requirements: Please provide us with the latest PDF copies of your transcript and CV outlining when you finish your studies when applying

Applications close: 18 SepSGT

Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport) or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @ email address. Please apply only through or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit qualifications competence and talent. We dont regard color religion race national origin sexual orientation ancestry citizenship sex marital or family status disability gender or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.

Required Experience:

Intern