At a Glance
- Tasks: Design scalable onboarding systems and lead impactful tech initiatives.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company simplifying money movement for millions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, RSUs, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Opportunity for mentorship and leadership in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in user experience while shaping tech strategy.
- Qualifications: Proven backend expertise in Java and experience with distributed systems.
The predicted salary is between 145000 - 182000 £ per year.
As a Senior Staff Engineer, you own core onboarding components and shape long-term technical strategy to guide personal customers from account creation to first successful transfer. You operate at scale, balancing speed, reliability, and user delight in a high-traffic onboarding flow. You work across teams to align architecture and drive impactful, customer-facing solutions. This role offers hands-on influence on a mission to simplify money movement for millions of users.
Responsibilities
- Design scalable onboarding architecture to support rapid growth while preserving performance
- Define cross-team technical contracts and integration points with Marketing, FinCrime, and KYC
- Own end-to-end onboarding journeys from account creation to first successful transfer
- Lead initiatives for system health, latency reduction, and cost efficiency
- Set technical vision, mentor engineers, and drive alignment across multiple teams
Key requirements
- Production-proven backend expertise with Java (or similar OOP language) and microservices
- Experience building and scaling distributed, high-throughput systems
- Ability to own and design fundamental components or core infrastructure
- Technical leadership with vision and mentoring capability
- Product and customer mindset with awareness of impact on user experience
- Strong communication to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
Senior Staff Software Engineer in London employer: Wise
Wise is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of inclusivity and innovation, making it an ideal place for a Lead ML / Data Scientist to thrive. With a hybrid working model, generous personal development budgets, and a commitment to employee growth, you will have the flexibility and resources to excel in your role while contributing to meaningful projects that redefine how money moves globally.
