Senior Software Engineer - Risk Intelligence Platform

Wise
Tallinn
Workplace: HybridFull timeEUR 5,750 - 7,083.33 monthlyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Ownership","Product mindset","Customer focus","Stakeholder alignment"]

Build and evolve backend systems that power Wise’s Risk Intelligence Platform for financial crime prevention. You’ll guide and own difficult technical problems across distributed microservices and data processing pipelines, partnering with ML and product teams to enable model experimentation, training-set maintenance, and threshold analysis. Using Java, Python, and stream/batch processing technologies, you’ll deliver end-to-end solutions with a strong product mindset and real-world customer impact.

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Senior Software Engineer - Risk Intelligence Platform

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Job Summary

Build and evolve backend systems that power Wise’s Risk Intelligence Platform for financial crime prevention. You’ll guide and own difficult technical problems across distributed microservices and data processing pipelines, partnering with ML and product teams to enable model experimentation, training-set maintenance, and threshold analysis. Using Java, Python, and stream/batch processing technologies, you’ll deliver end-to-end solutions with a strong product mindset and real-world customer impact.
Location: Tallinn
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide backend engineering guidance and ownership for complex technical problems in a distributed environment.
  • •Develop data engineering and stream/batch processing solutions for risk intelligence and financial crime prevention.
  • •Integrate systems using robust integration patterns across multiple microservices.
  • •Collaborate with Data Scientists and Product Managers to understand issues behind problematic payments and customer difficulties.
  • •Deliver end-to-end improvements that scale Wise’s money transfer and financial crime prevention capabilities.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 5,750 - 7,083.33 monthly
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:RsusLearning BudgetPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience with Java (11+ and 21+), with a focus on depth and relevance.
  • •Familiarity with Python.
  • •Experience with batch or stream processing, preferably Apache Spark and Flink/Kafka streams.
  • •Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL (document) databases.
  • •Hands-on experience with system integration patterns and complex distributed systems across microservices.
Experience:5+ yearsFinancial servicesMachine learningData engineering
Skills:Problem-solvingOwnershipProduct mindsetCustomer focusStakeholder alignment
Languages:English (UK)
Tech Stack:JavaPythonApache SparkFlinkKafkaSQLNoSQLMicroservicesDistributed systemsTrinoApache Iceberg

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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