At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive high-impact architecture and lead cross-team collaboration on payment integration.
- Company: Wise, a global tech company focused on making money management easy for everyone.
- Benefits: RSUs, self-development budget, generous parental leave, and paid sabbatical after four years.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to inclusivity and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global payments while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in Java and Spring Boot, strong communication, and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ 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.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. You will be operating at the very core of Wise, working on services that handle every single international payment, meaning your work will directly power our global infrastructure and have a massive impact on the Wise Platform.
Our mission is to make payment integration effortless for partners by absorbing complexity so they don't have to. We achieve this through clear, consistent, and self-explanatory APIs, ensuring partners can go from zero to a live integration with minimal friction.
Your core focus will include:
- Platform Architecture: Driving the technical vision to decouple our core payment processing platform from external-facing partner APIs.
- Reducing Complexity: Ensuring our integration interfaces expose only required and actionable information to effectively reduce complexity for our users.
- Defining Standards: Establishing clear contracts for internal platform integration and building out standardized, scalable solutions for platform partners to receive transfers seamlessly.
- Technical Leadership: Leading complex, cross-team projects and contributing to architecture decisions by defining key technical opinions and writing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
This role requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and a collaborative mindset to redefine our internal and external data boundaries.
Qualifications
What do you need?
- Knowledge of Java and Spring Boot.
- A strong sense of ownership and excellent communication skills to drive cross-team projects.
- Ability to work independently while also being a collaborative team player, frequently engaging in cross-team efforts.
- The ability to break down complex projects into incremental milestones that deliver customer value.
- Curiosity and a drive for continuous learning and improvement.
- Adherence to and advocacy for best coding practices, continuous delivery, and code reviews.
- A proven track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.
- Good discipline and skill in producing written documentation and diagrams.
Additional Information
What you get back:
- RSU's in a growing company
- An annual self-development budget
- Statutory maternity leave, with a perk of 18 fully paid weeks of parental leave for birth or adoption
- Paternity leave for 18 weeks at full pay
- 3 fully paid ‘me days’ per year to help you manage life
- Relocation and visa expenses covered
- A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
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.
Senior Software Engineer- Regional Payments Platform employer: Wise
Wise is an exceptional employer that champions inclusivity and diversity, making it a fantastic place for professionals to thrive. With a strong focus on employee growth, the company offers generous benefits such as fully paid parental leave, a self-development budget, and a unique sabbatical policy, all within a collaborative and innovative work culture. Located in London, Wise empowers its team members to make a significant impact on global financial systems while enjoying a supportive environment that values every individual's contribution.
