Engineering Shift Lead in London

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the technical foundation that empowers Wise employees to achieve our mission.

As the Engineering Lead (EL1) for our People Technology Growth team, you will move beyond managing isolated SaaS tools to own the end-to-end digital employee experience - spanning from attraction to offboarding. You will lead a globally distributed team of engineers across hubs like London, Singapore, and Austin, ensuring high-performing execution, technical reliability, and an exceptional user experience for all Wisers.

• Product-Minded Engineering: You will shift the paradigm from reactive IT ticket-solving to modern platform engineering, building a cohesive employee 'Journey Layer'. Drive the technical roadmap for the People Tech Growth team, actively identifying and addressing technical debt, reliability, security, and scalability concerns.
• Deliver the Journey Layer: Ensure the team shifts from purely maintaining SaaS configurations to supporting end-to-end employee journeys with genuine engineering rigor.
• Maintain Product Quality: Hold a high standard for the quality of the products you own, deeply caring about the internal customer experience.
• Standardise Engineering Rituals: Implement a 'Think, Build, Fix' framework using Jira Product Discovery (JPD) for ideation, Jira Software for planned builds, and consistent bi-weekly agile sprint cadences.
• Manage Performance: Manage their performance, growth, and well-being through active coaching and feedback. Ensure the team’s composition is balanced and sized correctly to hit short-term delivery goals and long-term strategic plans.
• Engineering Leadership: Experience managing or leading engineering teams, with a proven track record of coaching talent, conducting performance reviews, and building high-performing cultures.
• Technical Background: Strong engineering foundation with experience delivering technical roadmaps and making sound architectural/integration decisions (APIs, data mapping, automated workflows). Ability to bring structure to complex environments, coaching the team through a new way of working to align with the engineering practices of the wider Platform tribe. Strong understanding of agile development methodologies. Background in turning traditional IT support/service processes into automated, self-service platform products.

We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. 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.