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WiseEngineering Lead - Send for Partners
Wise is currently hiring an Engineering Lead for the Send for Partners group in London. This position involves joining a team that operates between product innovation…
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Wise is currently hiring an Engineering Lead for the Send for Partners group in London. This position involves joining a team that operates between product innovation and global partnerships, helping banks and enterprises utilize Wise infrastructure to provide payment products through their own channels. The role requires working alongside Solutions Engineering, Implementation Success, and Business Development departments to construct robust, scalable systems that support a worldwide payment network. This is…
Job Description
Wise is currently hiring an Engineering Lead for the Send for Partners group in London. This position involves joining a team that operates between product innovation and global partnerships, helping banks and enterprises utilize Wise infrastructure to provide payment products through their own channels. The role requires working alongside Solutions Engineering, Implementation Success, and Business Development departments to construct robust, scalable systems that support a worldwide payment network.
This is a hands-on leadership position where the selected candidate will guide engineering staff, drive technical decisions, and collaborate with the Product Manager to build reliable systems for the payment platform. Responsibilities include mentoring, managing hiring and performance, translating strategies into technical roadmaps, guiding system design for microservices and event-based architectures, and maintaining code quality. Candidates should possess experience with the JVM platform including Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot. Wise offers a starting salary between £105,000 and £135,000 per year, alongside restricted stock units and standard company benefits.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and coach engineers while overseeing hiring and performance management
- Translate product strategies into technical roadmaps to achieve key performance indicators
- Direct architecture and technical design choices for globally scalable systems
- Partner with cross-functional groups to facilitate bank integrations and expand the payment network
- Promote engineering excellence through code reviews, best practices, and team mentoring
- Contribute directly to team systems with hands-on coding work when necessary
- Find opportunities to enhance the Send product while balancing immediate delivery with long-term technical health
- Share insights with the broader Wise Platform squad to help shape company-wide software development
Requirements
- Demonstrated background in leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams while growing senior staff
- Expertise in technical leadership and system design, including distributed systems, microservices, and event-based architectures
- Experience with the JVM platform utilizing Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot
- Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts across various teams and stakeholders
- Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action while upholding quality and compliance standards
Qualifications
- Possession of a product mindset focused on customer impact alongside technical implementation
- Ability to lead through empowerment by offering clear direction, trust, and context
- Commitment to following and advocating continuous delivery, code reviews, and coding best practices
Core Skills
Benefits
- Starting salary of £105,000 to £135,000 per year
- Restricted stock units
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What is the location and work setting for this role?
The position is based in London. The source posting does not specify whether remote or hybrid work is permitted.
What is the salary range for the Engineering Lead position?
The starting salary is between £105,000 and £135,000 per year, and the compensation package also includes restricted stock units.
What technical stack is used for this role?
The role involves working with the JVM platform, specifically Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot, as well as distributed systems, microservices, and event-based architectures.
What type of employment is this?
The posting specifies that this is a full-time position.
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