London, England, United Kingdom Employment GBP 105,000 - 130,000 Yearly

Wise is hiring a Staff SW Engineer

About the Role

Wise is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build reliable, scalable services for our transfers and payouts domains, used by all our product teams. Your mission is to create a platform that is easy to use, integrate, and extend while enforcing good practices, mitigating risks, and maintaining high performance.

What You'll Do

  • Onboard and understand your team and tribe vision and how you can contribute.
  • Understand how our values can help guide your work.
  • Investigate the reasons behind problematic payments and customer difficulties and design solutions to solve them.
  • Raise the automation level to enable scaling of the product.
  • Understand our customers and the impact our product makes in their lives, helping us scale-up and build a world-class money transfer product by finding solutions to our technical challenges and opportunities.

What We're Looking For

  • Proficiency with 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.

Technical Stack

  • Java
  • Spring Boot

Benefits & Compensation

  • 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.

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.

Required Skills
JavaSpring BootCross-team CollaborationProject OwnershipCommunicationProject BreakdownContinuous Learning
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Wise

A global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money, enabling international payments and money transfers with minimal fees.

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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category backend
Posted 14 days ago