Wise
Finance / FinServ
SeniorProductEngineer-RulesPlatform
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“Senior Product Engineer - Rules Platform at Wise. Skills: Rules Engine, Risk Assessment, Backend Development, System Architecture, Scalability, Reliability, Data Consistency. Lead the design and implementation of complex backend initiatives that form the foundation of our risk platform. Take ownership of maintaining and evolving the internal libraries and shared components consumed by multiple teams”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure high service standards; meet high standards for performance, reliability, and data consistency
Industry & Context.
evaluate tradeoffs; make informed technical decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
proficiency in JVM-based languages (e. g. , Java, Kotlin), Proven experience maintaining internal libraries or shared components consumed by multiple teams, Experience working with Kafka and SQL databases in complex backend systems where reliability and data consistency are critical, mentorship skills with a passion for supporting and leveling up junior engineers, The ability to prioritize, evaluate tradeoffs, and make informed technical decisions, and comfort in leading technical discussions and architecture proposals, Proactivity and a collaborative mindset, with experience working closely with Product Managers on decision-making
Nice to Have
Experience with the Spring framework, Experience building or working with custom DSLs (Domain-Specific Languages), Background in the FinCrime domain, risk decisioning teams, or regulatory environments where auditability and traceability are important
What You'll Do.
Lead the design and implementation of complex backend initiatives that form the foundation of our risk platform
Take ownership of maintaining and evolving the internal libraries and shared components consumed by multiple teams
Contribute directly to the architectural design and scaling of our risk assessment services
Work as a key technical partner with multiple stakeholders—including Product
and other engineering teams—to deliver robust
cross-functional solutions
influence key technical decisions
mentor other engineers
help define how we scale our platform
monitoring and optimizing the system performance
shaping the product roadmap and defining the future evolution of the platform
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
key technical partner with multiple stakeholders—including Product, FinCrime, and other engineering teams; collaborative environment; working closely with Product Managers on decision-making
Communication Scope
leading technical discussions; architecture proposals
Process & Methodology
prioritize, evaluate tradeoffs, make informed technical decisions, leading technical discussions and architecture proposals
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). We're looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our Rules Platform Team. This team is responsible for Wise's critical rules engine , which includes the tool used to manage our risk assessment rules. As a senior member of this team, you will be a key technical voice. You will lead and contribute to impactful, cross-functional engineering initiatives , drive critical system architecture and technical design decisions , and ensure high service standards by monitoring and optimizing the system performance. You will also actively participate in strategic planning , shaping the product roadmap and defining the future evolution of the platform. What will you be working on? You will join the team at an exciting time of growth , as we scale our core risk assessment capabilities. The core challenge is to evolve our rules engine and internal libraries to support growing demand and complexity from teams across Wise. Your immediate impact will be to: * Drive Complex Initiatives : Lead the design and implementation of complex backend initiatives that form the foundation of our risk platform. * Own Core Components : Take ownership of maintaining and evolving the internal libraries and shared components consumed by multiple teams, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and well-documented. * Design for Scale : Contribute directly to the architectural design and scaling of our risk assessment services, ensuring the
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