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WiseSenior Software Engineer II - KYC Experience
Wise is recruiting a Senior Software Engineer II for its KYC Experience team in London. Within Wise Platform, the team builds the onboarding and identity verification…
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Wise is recruiting a Senior Software Engineer II for its KYC Experience team in London. Within Wise Platform, the team builds the onboarding and identity verification features that let partners onboard their own customers in a compliant way. Partners named in the posting include Google, Deel, Ramp and Agoda. The engineer builds external APIs used by Wise Platform and its partners, aiming for interfaces that are clear, consistent and simple…
Job Description
Wise is recruiting a Senior Software Engineer II for its KYC Experience team in London. Within Wise Platform, the team builds the onboarding and identity verification features that let partners onboard their own customers in a compliant way. Partners named in the posting include Google, Deel, Ramp and Agoda.
The engineer builds external APIs used by Wise Platform and its partners, aiming for interfaces that are clear, consistent and simple to work with. The role also owns technical roadmaps across a squad or tribe, making sure debt, reliability, scale and security are handled in step with product plans.
This is a product-minded senior position. The engineer architects microservices built on event-driven patterns, takes part in roadmap planning with product managers, and leads cross-team initiatives that open up new features for partners. Mentoring is part of the job, through code reviews and by raising the technical bar across engineering.
The team works autonomously in a cross-functional setup alongside engineering, product, analytics, compliance and operations colleagues. The role is on-site in London.
Responsibilities
- Design and build public APIs that are consistent and simple for partners to adopt.
- Own a domain's technical roadmap, balancing debt, reliability, scale and security.
- Architect robust microservices that scale, built around event-driven design.
- Contribute to product roadmapping and strategy alongside product management.
- Lead cross-team initiatives that deliver new features and value to partners.
- Mentor engineers and leads through reviews and shared engineering practice.
Requirements
- A strong grounding in modern Java or another JVM language, with experience of the Spring framework.
- Care for code that is tidy, easy to test and fast.
- Deep experience building and running microservices, including event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
- Practical work with Kafka or a comparable messaging system, including owning event pipelines.
- Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL stores, covering query tuning, schema design and lifecycle management for sensitive data.
- A product mindset that puts customer needs first and uses data to shape roadmaps.
- Experience leading cross-team and cross-discipline initiatives.
- Strong communication, able to explain technical ideas to non-technical audiences and steer decisions to a conclusion.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Company restricted stock units (RSUs) on top of base salary.
- Access to the Wise benefits package, which the posting links to but does not itemise.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the role based?
The role is based in London and is listed as on-site.
What is the salary range?
The posting gives a starting salary range of £111,000 to £145,000, plus restricted stock units.
What technical skills are required?
The posting asks for modern Java or another JVM language, Spring, microservices, and Kafka or a similar messaging system.
Is the role full-time?
Yes, it is listed as a full-time position.
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