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WiseEngineering Lead - Wise for Enterprise
Wise seeks an Engineering Lead to join its embedded finance team based in London. This full-time, on-site role focuses on developing a top-tier embedded finance platform…
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Wise seeks an Engineering Lead to join its embedded finance team based in London. This full-time, on-site role focuses on developing a top-tier embedded finance platform that allows major enterprise partners, such as Google, Deel, Ramp, and Agoda, to integrate Wise infrastructure into their own channels. This position requires a technical leader who will take a hands-on approach to building, designing, and maintaining services while guiding a small group of…
Job Description
Wise seeks an Engineering Lead to join its embedded finance team based in London. This full-time, on-site role focuses on developing a top-tier embedded finance platform that allows major enterprise partners, such as Google, Deel, Ramp, and Agoda, to integrate Wise infrastructure into their own channels.
This position requires a technical leader who will take a hands-on approach to building, designing, and maintaining services while guiding a small group of engineers. The person selected will partner closely with a product manager to shape the strategic roadmap and domain direction. In addition, the role involves collaborating across multiple business functions, including business development and solutions engineering, alongside working with external partners to transform the international payments experience.
The compensation package ranges from £105,000 to £135,000 per year in base salary, supplemented by RSUs. Wise encourages candidates who possess a subset of the desired technical background and a willingness to learn to submit an application.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain the team's services through hands-on technical work
- Mentor and support the professional growth of a small engineering team
- Drive technical decisions to ensure product reliability and scalability
- Collaborate with a Product Manager to establish the team direction and product roadmap
- Partner with teams across the organization to deliver platform functionality to external partners
- Take full ownership of the team and its technical services
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams
- Hands-on technical background using Java or comparable technology stacks
- Familiarity with microservices and event-driven architectures
- Experience in designing and optimizing relational databases
- Commitment to coding best practices, continuous delivery, and peer code reviews
- Skill in explaining technical ideas clearly to different teams and stakeholders
Qualifications
- Possession of a product mindset focused on customer impact rather than technical implementation alone
Core Skills
Benefits
- Starting base salary between £105,000 and £135,000 per year
- RSUs
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What is the location and remote status for this role?
This is an on-site position based in London.
What is the salary and compensation offered?
The position provides a starting base salary between £105,000 and £135,000 per year, along with RSUs.
What are the main duties of the Engineering Lead?
The role involves hands-on design and development of services, mentoring a small engineering team, guiding technical decisions for scalable products, and collaborating with product managers and enterprise partners.
What type of employment is this?
This is a full-time employment opportunity.
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