Senior Staff Software Engineer - Risk Assessment Platform, Servicing

About the Position

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Risk Assessment Platform, Servicing

London, United Kingdom

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

In the near future, you will be spearheading technical solutions for our biggest upcoming challenges:

• Data Integrity: Solving complex problems related to data lineage, completeness, and validity.
• Bridging the Gap: Designing and defining the technical contracts between Product teams and Financial Crime teams.
• End-to-End Flows: Building robust, scalable e2e risk assessment workflows.
• System Optimization: Driving initiatives to continuously improve our speed, latency, and cost metrics.

Requirements

• Deep Backend Expertise: Solid, production-proven experience with Java and modern (micro)service architectures.
• System Design & Protocols: A rock-solid understanding of both synchronous and asynchronous communication protocols.
• Advanced Architecture Skills: Experience owning and designing fundamental components, shared libraries, and core infrastructure.
• Technical Leadership: The ability to act as a visionary, mapping out a clear technical strategy for your ownership area and mentoring others to get there.
• Strong Communication: Exceptional collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts and align a highly diverse set of stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience working closely with data streaming and processing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience solving complex data validity or data lineage problems at scale.
• Background working in Fintech, Regtech, or high-throughput financial systems.

We Offer

• Starting salary: £145,000 - £182,000 + RSU
• Wise Benefits

About the Company

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

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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