Engineering Lead - Embedded Finance

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

Build and maintain services for Wise’s embedded finance platform, helping partners like Google, Deel, Ramp, and Agoda deliver world-class embedded finance products through their own channels. As a hands-on engineering lead, you’ll mentor engineers, drive technical decisions, and partner with a product manager to own the team’s long-term vision, roadmap, and delivery impact—transforming the international payments experience.

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Engineering Lead - Embedded Finance

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Job Summary

Build and maintain services for Wise’s embedded finance platform, helping partners like Google, Deel, Ramp, and Agoda deliver world-class embedded finance products through their own channels. As a hands-on engineering lead, you’ll mentor engineers, drive technical decisions, and partner with a product manager to own the team’s long-term vision, roadmap, and delivery impact—transforming the international payments experience.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

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

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 105,000 - 135,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

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.
  • •Strong experience designing and optimizing relational databases.
  • •Following and advocating best coding practices, continuous delivery, and code reviews.
Experience:Financial servicesPayments
Skills:MentoringProduct mindsetCommunicationTechnical leadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaMicroservicesEvent-driven architectureRelational 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
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