Wise
Finance / FinServ
EngineeringLeadII-Contacts&Recipients(Javateam)
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“Engineering Lead II - Contacts & Recipients (Java team) at Wise. Skills: backend engineering, distributed systems architecture, team leadership, technical strategy. Reimagining the contacts domain. owning the architecture for the contacts domain”
What You'll Achieve.
making adding, finding, and managing your recipients as easy as possible; scalable platform securing tens of millions of bank accounts customers send to; intelligent search algorithms and local integrations (like Pix) that power discovery; customer-facing screens where users interact with their counterparties; search and validation engines need to be lightning-fast and bulletproof; improve reliability and security; proactively manages the health of the services that process millions of critical customer data points daily; deliver quickly and reliably without your day-to-day intervention in every task; map technical efforts directly to business goals and customer value
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Expert in backend engineering (Java ecosystem preferred), track record of designing complex, distributed systems, understand the difference between "working code" and "scalable architecture", led high-performing teams (hiring, performance management, coaching), know how to manage a large team by delegating effectively to senior engineers, understand the "why" behind the "what", map technical efforts directly to business goals and customer value, switch between reviewing a Pull Request and planning the 12-month technical strategy for a critical business domain, Excellent communicator, capable of articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have
Experience in fintech, payments, or "Identity/Graph" data domains, Experience building high-throughput APIs for enterprise/platform clients, Previous experience scaling a domain from a single team into multiple squads
What You'll Do.
Reimagining the contacts domain
owning the architecture for the contacts domain
Scaling for Wise Platform
Defining the product roadmap
acting as the primary technical owner for the domain
driving deep architectural discussions
addressing technical debt autonomously
Drive initiatives to improve reliability and security
proactively manages the health of the services
and coach a team of 9 engineers
building a culture where the team can deliver quickly and reliably without your day-to-day intervention in every task
responsible for the performance and career growth of your engineers
identifying future leaders who can help you scale this domain
Work closely with Regional teams
and other functions to ensure our roadmap aligns with the wider Wise strategy
help the team navigate complex priorities and make trade-offs between speed
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with Regional teams, Wise Platform, and other functions to ensure our roadmap aligns with the wider Wise strategy
Communication Scope
articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Process & Methodology
planning the 12-month technical strategy for a critical business domain
Full Job Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about [our mission](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). The team you will join: Contacts The Contacts team is a core team at Wise, dedicated to making adding, finding, and managing your recipients as easy as possible. We own this experience end-to-end: from the scalable platform securing tens of millions of bank accounts customers send to, to the intelligent search algorithms and local integrations (like Pix) that power discovery, all the way to the customer-facing screens where users interact with their counterparties. The team is integral to Wise’s day-to-day operations — if our services go down, Wise goes down. What will you be working on: * Reimagining the contacts domain. We need to fundamentally rethink how we model people, businesses, and bank accounts. You and your team own the architecture for this: it’s a complex distributed systems challenge that touches everything: bank accounts, local payment networks, and the next generation of Wise features. * Scaling for Wise Platform: This isn't just for the Wise app. Big banks and enterprises use our API, which means our search and validation engines need to be lightning-fast and bulletproof, even when our biggest partners turn on the tap. * Defining the product roadmap: You’re not here to just churn through a backlog. You’ll work side-by-side with your Product Manager to figure out what we build next. You’ll be the one making the tough calls between shipping fast, staying secure, and building for the long term. * G
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