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WiseSenior Software Engineer II - Cash Management
Wise seeks a Senior Software Engineer II for its Cash Management division located in London. This remote position involves designing products that allow partner banks to…
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Wise seeks a Senior Software Engineer II for its Cash Management division located in London. This remote position involves designing products that allow partner banks to handle international payments, manage liquidity, lock in exchange rates, and settle transactions. The engineering group operates within a growing team focused on dependable services that move money across systems. This role suits a hands-on engineer who can take solutions from the initial concept all…
Job Description
Wise seeks a Senior Software Engineer II for its Cash Management division located in London. This remote position involves designing products that allow partner banks to handle international payments, manage liquidity, lock in exchange rates, and settle transactions. The engineering group operates within a growing team focused on dependable services that move money across systems. This role suits a hands-on engineer who can take solutions from the initial concept all the way into production.
Daily work combines backend product development with the challenge of reliable financial systems architecture. Professionals in this role will collaborate closely with product managers and cross-functional engineering units handling accounts, incoming payments, and liquidity. Responsibilities include defining system interfaces, analyzing trade-offs between delivery speed and maintainability, and improving test coverage and observability.
The backend technology stack utilizes Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL. Team members receive a starting salary ranging from GBP 111,000 to 145,000 per year, alongside restricted stock units and standard company benefits.
Responsibilities
- Manage solutions from the problem definition stage through to production deployment
- Design, construct, test, and operate backend services in collaboration with product managers and engineers
- Weigh technical trade-offs regarding delivery speed, reliability, and maintainability under conditions of incomplete information
- Coordinate across system boundaries with other teams to establish clear interfaces and assess impacts on payment journeys
- Enhance operational systems by strengthening testing and observability, and diagnosing production issues
- Support team success by sharing domain knowledge, conducting code reviews, pairing, and mentoring colleagues
- Build and maintain scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot applying domain-driven design principles
- Lead event-driven architecture development using Kafka or comparable messaging platforms
Requirements
- Hands-on background creating or contributing heavily to large-scale distributed systems
- Solid backend engineering expertise covering relational databases, event-driven platforms, and object-oriented programming
- Product-focused mindset with the ability to articulate customer problems, solution relevance, and success metrics
- Capacity to work autonomously through ambiguity, take complete ownership, and engage experts when needed
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities to explain technical decisions and work across groups
Qualifications
- Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, or PostgreSQL
- Background in financial technology, payments, funding, settlement, or foreign exchange
- Familiarity utilizing product metrics and data to analyze customer behavior and drive decisions
Core Skills
Benefits
- Starting salary between GBP 111,000 and 145,000 per year
- Restricted stock units
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the location and remote work policy for this job?
The position is located in London and the posting explicitly designates the role as remote.
What is the salary range for the Senior Software Engineer II position?
The starting salary is between GBP 111,000 and 145,000 per year, plus restricted stock units.
What technologies are used in the backend stack?
The backend stack includes Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL.
What is the employment type?
The employment type is full-time.
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