Senior Backend Engineer II - Europe Account

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer II that is passionate about our mission of money without borders to collaborate with our Regional Europe & United Kingdom team. Your role will be to drive data‑driven and innovative growth decisions, with a unique opportunity to lead and grow the team in delivering value to our customers by developing the Wise product within Europe.

You will work closely with product, design, analytics, risk and controls to translate your ideas and designs into tangible products and improvements for our customers, directly impacting Wise’s mission and millions of our users.

As part of the team, you will be responsible for making Wise work better for customers within Europe and the United Kingdom. We are modifying our core proposition to better suit customers based on their country. Our mission is to transform Wise into a truly local product in Europe, providing the best account experience for people with international lives. You will be part of deep research into different markets across the continent and lead the development of functionality for those markets, from local payment methods or account details, to tax payments and reward programmes.

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable tools and services utilizing Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, cloud technologies, etc.
• Build account-level features, such as tax payments or savings account products, to cater for European markets.
• Collaborate with product managers to develop business requirements and turn them into technical solutions. We want engineers to be comfortable contributing to product development.
• Mentor junior engineers, offering technical guidance and conducting code reviews.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for Regional Expansion Tribe.
• Contribute to our engineering culture through knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Work with the product team on customer interviews for our markets, gather quantitative and qualitative data to better understand our customers and build solutions for them.
• Document and present data‑driven results to product stakeholders, explaining and proposing strategies that align with the product’s risk appetite and business objectives.

• Knowledge of Java and Spring Boot.
• Knowledge and experience with asynchronous messaging systems, such as Kafka.
• Experience working with relational databases, SQL query optimization, and schema design.
• A strong product mindset, prioritizing customer needs and making data‑driven decisions.
• A strong sense of ownership and excellent communication skills to drive cross‑team projects.
• Ability to work independently while also being a collaborative team player, frequently engaging in cross‑team efforts.
• The ability to break down complex projects into incremental milestones that deliver customer value.
• Experience with common design and architectural patterns, coupled with a passion for writing clean, performant, and well‑tested code.
• Curiosity and a drive for continuous learning and improvement.
• Adherence to and advocacy for best coding practices, continuous delivery, and code reviews.
• A proven track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.

• Starting salary: £111,000 - £145,000 + RSUs