Senior Backend Engineer - Regional Expansion London
Job description
Wise is one the fastest growing companies in Europe and we're on a mission: to make money without borders the new normal. We've got 16 million customers across the globe and we're growing. Fast. Current banking systems don't let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply. So, we're building a new one and we're looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join the mission. Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Our customers can also manage their hard-earned money with the world's first platform to offer true multi-currency banking. The team you'll be working with: Regional Expansion - UK and Europe Squad In the Regional Expansion Tribe, we are working on both expanding Wise to new currencies and countries, but also deepening and improving the Wise experience in the countries we are already present in. The UK & Europe Squad looks after our customers who reside in both the UK and Europe. We are responsible for protecting our existing infrastructure, for improving what we already have, and expanding our capabilities within the region. Within the squad, our product teams look after a mix of region-specific payment network integrations, KYC and verification processes, and improvements to existing product functionality. Understanding customers that reside within the region and building specifically to their needs is core to what we do. Our vision is to: Continue to be the best choice for customers with international lives within Europe Provide resilient infrastructure to give our customers confidence in our product Grow what we have. Given our success in the market already, we should find what else works for those customers who are already onboard Understand the needs of people with international lives within Europe and build new products they care about What does it take? A strong product mindset and passion for user experience, you prioritise work with the customers in mind and make data-driven decisions to fix customer pain-points Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts to non-technical audience Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and designing schemas You enjoy writing testable code and believe in Test Driven Development You have 6+ years of Java 8 plus knowledge, experience with Spring framework and database abstraction layers like Hibernate You believe in and follow best coding practices, code reviews and open feedback Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Distributed and Concurrent Systems Hands on knowledge of system integration patterns What does success look like? You'll have onboarded and found your place through understanding your team and tribe vision and how you can contribute You'll understand how our values can help you guide your work You'll understand the reasons behind problematic payments and customer difficulties and how to go about solving them You'll be raising the automation level to enable scaling of the product Understand our customers and the impact our product makes in their lives You'll help us scale-up and build a world class money transfer product by finding solutions to our technical challenges and opportunities What do we offer: Starting salary: 80,000-115,000GBP Company Restricted Stock Units Numerous great benefits in our London office Key benefits: Flexible working - whether it's working from home, school plays or life admin we get that flexibility is essential and you're trusted to do the right thing and be responsible Paid sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave The empowerment to solve problems your way The freedom to have real impact Loads of development opportunities A fun work environment with social activities and events The opportunity to work with super smart people Salary (annual) £80,000—£115,000 GBP We're people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Every Wiser should feel that they can be themselves at work. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to share their contributions towards mission zero and able to progress in their careers. Having diverse teams that reflect our diverse customer base helps us build a better product. We can be more creative and empathetic to our customer's needs and life experiences and makes sure we leave no-one behind on our journey to mission-zero. If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
