Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.
The team you’ll be working with: The Mitigation Requirements team plays a critical role in safeguarding our platform against financial crime and ensuring our customers’ money is safe. We develop infrastructure that provides teams at Wise with insights into the operational cost and risk associated with their ownership of the Wise product.
What We Expect From You: As a Senior Engineer, you’ll take the lead on solving complex technical problems, driving the implementation of solutions, and mentoring team members along the way. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, enjoys taking ownership of projects, and is passionate about delivering scalable systems with great APIs.
QUALIFICATIONS: Technical Excellence:
- Strong technical skills, particularly in backend development with Java or other JVM-based languages.
- Experience with Spring framework, databases, and distributed systems.
- Ability to understand and decompose complex features into deliverables.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- A product-first mindset, with the ability to prioritise customer needs.
- Curiosity and a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
- The ability to design technical solutions that balance latency, throughput, and scalability.
- A passion for learning new technologies, tools, and patterns to solve problems effectively.
Product Mindset:
- A customer-first approach: you prioritise work that solves real customer pain points and use data to drive decisions.
- The ability to take ownership of complex problems, propose solutions, and drive projects end-to-end to deliver measurable impact.
- A knack for identifying opportunities to deliver value faster and providing constructive feedback on product and design decisions.
Collaboration:
- Strong communication skills: you can break down complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences and collaborate effectively across teams.
- A proactive mindset: you take initiative to improve our codebase, architecture, and processes.
- A passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing: you enjoy helping junior engineers grow and fostering a culture of learning within the team.