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WiseEngineering Lead - Account Management
Wise has an opening for an Engineering Lead in its Account Management group in London. The group develops Wise's current account and daily-banking products, which sit…
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Wise has an opening for an Engineering Lead in its Account Management group in London. The group develops Wise's current account and daily-banking products, which sit at the centre of the offer. Its scope includes the main account, Jars, the home screen, and the payment, conversion and top-up flows, along with the ledger and money-movement infrastructure that other Wise teams depend on. This is a blend of engineering, product and…
Job Description
Wise has an opening for an Engineering Lead in its Account Management group in London. The group develops Wise's current account and daily-banking products, which sit at the centre of the offer. Its scope includes the main account, Jars, the home screen, and the payment, conversion and top-up flows, along with the ledger and money-movement infrastructure that other Wise teams depend on.
This is a blend of engineering, product and people leadership, with the expectation of working across all three. The lead coaches and develops engineers, takes responsibility for their output and wellbeing, and charts the team's technical direction, including how to manage reliability and technical debt. Staying close to the code is expected: writing it, reviewing designs and pull requests, and steering features across server, web and app platforms. The lead partners closely with the product manager and design to decide what merits building.
Dependencies run to Account Sharing for joint accounts, Send for money in and out, and Wise Platform for products built on the account. The codebase uses Java, Kotlin and Spring Boot. A strong server-side background is needed, including depth in distributed architectures, event-based designs and microservices, plus the ability to make consequential architecture decisions. The lead should have a history of keeping critical systems reliable, scalable and correct.
Previous leadership of engineers is expected: giving people context and autonomy, and explaining technical trade-offs in ways that both engineers and non-engineers grasp. A product-engineer outlook that measures success by customer and business effect, plus moving quickly without sacrificing quality, is valued. Experience in fintech, payments or banking, and enthusiasm for using AI to speed up work, are nice to have. The salary is £105,000 to £135,000 GBP plus RSUs.
Responsibilities
- Guide the group's developers, take responsibility for their output and wellbeing, and plan each person's growth
- Stay hands-on by writing code and reviewing designs and pull requests
- Take full features from start to finish on server, web and app sides, keeping delivery in step across all three
- Set the team's technical direction, covering reliability and debt risk
- Make architectural decisions for the team's systems
- Partner with the product manager and design on what to build
- Coordinate work with Account Sharing, Send and Wise Platform
Requirements
- Strong server-side engineering background and comfort staying close to the code
- Deep understanding of distributed architectures, event-based designs and microservices
- Track record of keeping critical systems reliable, scalable and correct
- Comfort in a JVM codebase, or confidence to get there quickly
- Prior experience guiding a group of engineers and being accountable for their output
- Clear communication with engineers and non-technical colleagues
- Product engineer's mindset and a bias to action when work is ambiguous
Qualifications
- Experience in fintech, payments or banking
- Use of AI tools to build faster, and interest in where AI is heading
Core Skills
Benefits
- Salary of £105,000 to £135,000 GBP plus RSUs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the role located?
The role is listed in London as a full-time position.
What is the salary?
The posting states a salary of £105,000 to £135,000 GBP plus RSUs.
Which technologies does the team use?
The team works in Java, Kotlin and Spring Boot, across server, web and mobile.
Is fintech experience required?
No. Fintech, payments or banking experience is listed as nice to have.
Which teams does the role work with?
It works with Account Sharing, Send and Wise Platform, as well as its product manager and design partners.
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