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WiseSenior Software Engineer II - Contacts Team - Java
The Backend Engineer role sits on the Contacts team at Wise and is a full-time, on-site position in London. The team manages how customers add, find…
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The Backend Engineer role sits on the Contacts team at Wise and is a full-time, on-site position in London. The team manages how customers add, find and manage their recipients. The whole flow is its responsibility, beginning with the platform that protects the bank accounts customers pay into, which number in the tens of millions, through search and local integrations such as Pix, to the front-end screens where people manage…
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The Backend Engineer role sits on the Contacts team at Wise and is a full-time, on-site position in London. The team manages how customers add, find and manage their recipients. The whole flow is its responsibility, beginning with the platform that protects the bank accounts customers pay into, which number in the tens of millions, through search and local integrations such as Pix, to the front-end screens where people manage the parties they pay. The posting notes that the team is central to daily operations, and that an outage in its services would affect Wise as a whole.
Engineers follow agile practice and collaborate closely with a designer, a product manager and an analyst. The team operates across the Tallinn and London offices. As part of an autonomous team, the engineer contributes to backend services that drive how customers deal with their recipients, designing clean RESTful APIs, optimising queries and schemas, and using numbers to guide fixes for customer pain points.
The posting asks for engineers who get things done and have experience with large-scale distributed systems, solid Java or another object-oriented language, plus experience across relational and non-relational databases. Best coding practice, code review, open feedback and test-driven development are part of the culture. Candidates who meet some of the listed skills and are keen to learn are encouraged to apply, and Spring Boot and experience with Backend-for-Frontend services are nice to have.
Responsibilities
- Build backend solutions that power how customers interact with their recipients
- Design, build and maintain clean RESTful APIs
- Design database schemas and optimise queries across relational and non-relational stores
- Write testable code using test-driven development and follow code review practices
- Work in an agile team alongside a designer, a product manager and an analyst
- Use data to decide how to fix customer pain points
Requirements
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Solid hands-on skill in Java or another object-oriented language
- Hands-on work with both relational and non-relational stores, including tuning queries and designing schemas
- Experience designing, deploying and maintaining RESTful APIs
- A product mindset and a focus on customer experience
- Enjoyment of teamwork and of bringing people together to solve problems
Qualifications
- Experience with Spring Boot (nice to have)
- Experience working with Backend-for-Frontend services (BFFs) (nice to have)
Core Skills
Benefits
- Restricted stock units (RSUs) in addition to starting salary
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the role based?
The role is based in London and is listed as on-site and full time. The team operates across London and Tallinn.
What is the starting salary?
The posting lists a starting salary of £68,000 to £87,500, plus RSUs.
Which skills are central?
Solid Java skills or another object-oriented language, distributed systems experience and RESTful API design are central.
Are all listed skills required?
No. The posting says candidates with some of the listed skills and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply.
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