Data Platform Principal Architect (Fintech)

TL;DR

Data Platform Principal Architect (Databricks/Fintech): Architecting a governed data, knowledge, and skill layer to power AI agents and real-time decision systems with an accent on regional data localization and semantic layers. Focus on building AI agent-ready infrastructure, implementing Governance-as-Code, and ensuring global data consistency across priority markets.

Location: Based in Singapore

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 200,000 companies with integrated financial infrastructure.

What you will do

• Architect a governed, reusable system of three layers (Data, Knowledge, and Skills) to support analytics, AI agents, and real-time decision systems.
• Own the technical execution of regional and global data localization strategies within the Databricks environment.
• Design scalable patterns that satisfy strict regulatory requirements while maintaining a unified global data model.
• Define and implement "Agent Interfaces" (APIs and tools) to enable AI agents to interact with Knowledge and Skills layers.
• Implement Governance-as-Code to embed automated data lineage and quality controls directly into the platform.
• Partner with Data Science, AI Engineering, Product, and Risk teams to enable high-quality experimentation and decision-making.

Requirements

• Location: Must be based in Singapore
• 10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale data systems with strong architectural fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with the Databricks ecosystem, specifically Unity Catalog and Delta Lake.
• Experience implementing semantic layers or metric stores for consistent reporting and analytics.
• Strong understanding of how AI/agent-based systems consume data, including building supporting APIs or data services.
• Proven experience designing data solutions that meet regional data residency and compliance requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture of ownership and founder-like energy, focusing on real impact and accelerated learning.
• Environment that encourages turning "zero-to-one" ideas into real products.
• Strong emphasis on leveraging AI to work smarter and solve complex problems faster.
• Opportunity to work on high-visibility problems with an innovative global team building the future of banking.