Wise

Global technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

£87–111k London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at Wise. Skills: Java, distributed systems, microservices architecture, backend services. build a fraud engine. ship new products and features”

What You'll Achieve.

delivering user and business value

Industry & Context.

Global technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Hands-on experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, backend services supporting large-scale traffic, deliver high-performance, low-latency systems, focus on speed, scalability, and reliability, product-oriented mindset, end-to-end ownership of features, close collaboration across teams, Proficiency in Java, solid experience with similar backend programming languages, Familiarity with messaging systems, knowledge of relational databases, Excellent communication and collaboration skills, growth mindset, focus on delivering user and business value

Nice to Have

Understanding of basic machine learning concepts, experience building data pipelines, Mentorship experience

What You'll Do.

ship new products and features

keeping risk and cost low

work closely with Product

Fraud Prevention Analysts

strike the right balance

mitigating risk efficiently

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

close collaboration across teams; Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills

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). Team you will be working with: Receive Risk The Receive Risk team is part of Acquiring Squad, in the Global Product tribe, dedicated to ensuring customers can receive money quickly and securely, using our full suite of Acquiring products. We build smart fraud detection and prevention systems to stop scammers and fraudsters from exploiting Wise or defrauding our customers. Supporting our full suite of Acquiring products — QuickPay, Payment links, Invoices, e-commerce, and more — we work closely with our financial crime teams to strike the perfect balance: seamless experiences for legitimate users, strong barriers against bad actors. What will you be working on? We're looking for a Backend Engineer to build a fraud engine that will help us ship new products and features quickly while keeping risk and cost low. This will involve working closely with Product, Data Science, Fraud Prevention Analysts and our Fraud agents to strike the right balance between scaling quickly and mitigating risk efficiently. What do you need? * Hands-on experience with distributed systems, including microservices architecture and backend services supporting large-scale traffic. * Proven ability to deliver high-performance, low-latency systems with a focus on speed, scalability, and reliability. * Strong product-oriented mindset, with end-to-enpd ownership of features and close collaboration across teams. * Proficiency in Java (preferred)

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