At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to enhance user onboarding for global money management.
- Company: Wise, a diverse tech company revolutionising international payments.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, RSUs, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Join a collaborative environment with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on how people manage their money worldwide.
- Qualifications: Experience in scalable systems, OOP languages, and mentoring others.
The predicted salary is between 111000 - 145000 £ 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.
We’re looking for an experienced Backend Engineer for our Consumer Onboarding team. This is a unique opportunity to have a massive impact, helping a growing number of customers around the world choose Wise to move their money without borders. The Consumer Onboarding team is dedicated to guiding personal customers through setting up their Wise account and resolving their first international money needs in a clear, easy, and delightful way.
Your mission:
- Work closely with the Product Manager and Engineering Lead to shape the roadmap, set the technical and product vision, and ensure the team delivers on product goals in a robust and scalable way.
- Enable your team to succeed by ensuring they are well-resourced, can plan effectively, and are set up to commit to and deliver on their roadmap.
- Drive and deliver high impact projects end to end - from understanding customer problems, designing solutions alongside your team, driving technical discovery, scoping, and execution to delivery.
- Own the health of systems and services in your team, ensuring our systems remain maintainable, scalable, and performing to support our growth.
- Collaborate with other senior engineers and engineering leads across the Onboarding squad and Wise to ensure your team’s work is aligned with the wider technical strategy.
- Coach and mentor engineers in your team, supporting their technical growth and being a force multiplier.
Qualifications
A bit about you:
- You have experience working with and building distributed, high scalability systems and microservices architectures.
- You have a strong product and customer mindset and experience building customer-facing products.
- You possess strong technical expertise or background in OOP Languages (Java or similar) and modern technology stacks.
- You enjoy mentoring and teaching others what you know through your own work.
- You're a great communicator who can articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You thrive in a collaborative environment and have experience working effectively with cross-functional peers like designers, product managers, and analysts.
- Bonus: You have experience working with other functions like Frontend and/or Mobile engineers and design functions.
What do we offer:
Starting salary: £111,000 - £145,000 + RSUs. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and ensure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission, and able to progress in their careers.
Staff Backend Engineer - Consumer Onboarding employer: Wise
Wise is an exceptional employer that champions inclusivity and diversity, making it a fantastic place for talented individuals to thrive. With a strong focus on employee growth, collaborative work culture, and a mission-driven approach, team members are empowered to make a significant impact in the world of international finance. Located in London, Wise offers competitive salaries, generous benefits, and a supportive environment where every voice is valued, ensuring that all employees can contribute meaningfully to our vision of building money without borders.
