Senior Software Engineer - Java - AML Handling

About the Position

Senior Software Engineer - Java - AML Handling

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world’s money.

For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable systems for AML case handling and investigation workflows.
• Own substantial technical initiatives end to end, from understanding the problem and shaping the technical approach to delivery and operation in production.
• Partner with Product, Operations, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts to identify opportunities, shape product decisions, and measure the impact of your work.
• Build automation and bring AI capabilities into production, with attention to quality, evaluation, traceability, and appropriate human oversight.
• Improve reliability, security, and technical quality through thoughtful system design, testing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Strong engineering foundations: 5+ years of experience building backend, distributed, or data-intensive systems, with strong Java skills and experience with Spring, relational databases, and asynchronous messaging.
• A strong sense of ownership: You take responsibility for outcomes, navigate ambiguity, and are ready to lead technical initiatives from an initial idea through to a reliable production solution.
• A full-stack mindset: You think about the complete experience, from backend services and data to the tools people use. You are willing to work across the stack to solve problems end to end.
• A product mindset: You seek to understand the needs of operational teams and customers, use data to guide decisions, and connect technical work to measurable improvements.
• Sound technical judgement: You design systems for long-term change and scale, balancing delivery needs with maintainability and operational reliability.
• Clear communication and collaboration: You explain technical trade-offs to non-technical partners and work effectively across engineering, product, operations, and data disciplines.

Nice to Have

• Experience deploying machine learning or LLM-based systems in production, evaluating AI quality and cost, or building operational workflow and case management tools.

We Offer

• Compensation: EUR 5750 - EUR 7083.33 - monthly
• Full-time position

About the Company

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world’s money.

For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders - without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.

Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

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