At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Risk API team, driving architectural strategy and team growth.
- Company: Wise, a global tech company revolutionising money management.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, RSUs, inclusive culture, and career progression.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive environment with a focus on personal growth.
- Why this job: Join a mission-driven team making money management easier for everyone.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in software architecture and team leadership.
The predicted salary is between 135000 - 175000 £ per year.
This job is with Wise, an inclusive employer and a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Wise is on a mission to make lives easier and save money for people and businesses sending money internationally.
About the role: We are looking for a highly accomplished Senior Engineering Lead to take the helm of our newly formed Risk API Team within the Servicing Platform Squad. This is a critical, high-impact leadership role where you will simultaneously drive architectural strategy and scale the team responsible for the real-time transaction and user behaviour risk assessment platform.
Key Leadership Focus
- Architectural Ownership: You will be the technical authority responsible for the design, delivery, and operational excellence of the high-throughput Risk API.
- Domain Bridge: You will operate as the primary technical interface between fast-moving Product teams and compliance-critical Financial Crime teams, ensuring clean, scalable API contracts and data governance.
- Team Foundation: You'll be designing the core risk infrastructure and leading the team that protects the company and its customers on a massive scale.
What You Will Be Working On
- Architecting the Risk Contract: Leading the design and implementation of the core Risk API, defining robust API contracts and data schemas.
- Defining the Risk Assessment Ledger: Formalizing technical frameworks for the immutable logging of all platform-wide risk evaluations.
- Scaling the Team and Culture: Actively managing and mentoring the current engineering team while driving the recruitment strategy to grow the team.
- Strategic Stakeholder Alignment: Serving as the key technical partner to Product, FinCrime, and other Engineering Leads.
- Platform Resilience: Ensuring the platform is built for high availability, low latency, and massive scale.
What We Are Looking For
- Strategic Autonomy and Ownership: Proven ability to define and fully own the architectural roadmap and delivery pipeline.
- Team and Process Scaling Acumen: Capability to drive the full-cycle hiring process and define the core operating model.
- Cross-Functional Decision Authority: Skill to step in as the primary technical decision-maker.
- Leveraging Platform Expertise: Demonstration of prior experience in building and operating scalable Product or Service Platforms.
We’re people without borders — without judgment or prejudice. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. If you’re passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in. Qualifications aren’t that important to us; if you’ve got great experience and can articulate your thinking, we’d like to hear from you.
Starting salary: £135,000 - £175,000 + RSU ($86,000 New + $43,000 Annual)
Senior Engineering Manager II - Risk API - Servicing Platform employer: Wise
Wise is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and professional growth of its employees. With a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration, team members are encouraged to develop their skills while contributing to meaningful resilience strategies on a global scale. Located in a vibrant city, Wise offers competitive benefits and unique opportunities for career advancement, making it an ideal place for those seeking a rewarding and impactful career.
