Engineering Lead - Embedded Finance

Wise
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeGBP 105,000 - 135,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Leadership","Collaboration","Product mindset"]

Lead the embedded finance engineering team in building and maintaining services for Wise’s embedded finance platform. Work closely with a product manager and collaborate with solutions engineering and business development to understand enterprise partner needs and deliver scalable, reliable capabilities. You’ll design and develop services, mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and drive best practices as the team expands functionality for partners like Google, Deel, Ramp, and Agoda.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
Wise
Wise
7 hours ago

Engineering Lead - Embedded Finance

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 6 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Lead the embedded finance engineering team in building and maintaining services for Wise’s embedded finance platform. Work closely with a product manager and collaborate with solutions engineering and business development to understand enterprise partner needs and deliver scalable, reliable capabilities. You’ll design and develop services, mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and drive best practices as the team expands functionality for partners like Google, Deel, Ramp, and Agoda.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and maintain the team’s services for the embedded finance platform.
  • •Mentor and support engineers in their growth and development.
  • •Support technical decisions to build reliable, high-quality, scalable products.
  • •Own and drive the team’s direction and product plans in collaboration with a product manager.
  • •Collaborate across Wise to deliver impact and expand functionality for partners on the platform.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 105,000 - 135,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
  • •Strong hands-on experience of Java (or similar stacks).
  • •Deep understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures.
  • •Product mindset focused on customer impact and technical implementation.
  • •Strong experience designing and optimizing relational databases.
Experience:Financial services
Skills:CommunicationMentoringLeadershipCollaborationProduct mindset
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaMicroservicesEvent-driven architecturesRelational databasesContinuous deliveryCode reviews

Company Brief

Wise
Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a London-based fintech that provides low-cost international money transfers, multi-currency accounts and payment infrastructure for individuals and businesses worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2011
Glassdoor
Glassdoor: 3.8
WebsiteLinkedInGlassdoor