Senior Software Engineer II - Regional Expansion MEA

Wise
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 111,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Proactive","Ownership","Autonomous","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Join the Middle East and Africa (MEA) expansion team to build scalable capabilities for Consumer & Business Onboarding and Money Movement. You’ll design, develop, test, and deploy services across existing and new markets, integrating with local banks, payment providers, and KYC/KYB verification vendors. Work with global engineers to propose technical designs, improve FinCrime controls (AML/Fraud), optimize onboarding and money-movement funnels, and contribute to code and design reviews.

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Senior Software Engineer II - Regional Expansion MEA

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Job Summary

Join the Middle East and Africa (MEA) expansion team to build scalable capabilities for Consumer & Business Onboarding and Money Movement. You’ll design, develop, test, and deploy services across existing and new markets, integrating with local banks, payment providers, and KYC/KYB verification vendors. Work with global engineers to propose technical designs, improve FinCrime controls (AML/Fraud), optimize onboarding and money-movement funnels, and contribute to code and design reviews.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, test, and deploy features and services for Consumer & Business Onboarding and Money Movement across MEA markets.
  • •Implement integrations with local banks, payment providers, identity/business verification vendors, and financial partners.
  • •Build, automate, and improve FinCrime controls (AML, Fraud, etc) across the region.
  • •Propose high-quality technical designs that are scalable, reliable, and compliant with diverse market regulations.
  • •Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to align on regional expansion roadmap and technical implementation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 111,000 - 145,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer delivering high-quality, scalable systems with a strong product mindset.
  • •Deep technical expertise in back-end development and microservices architecture.
  • •Experience designing and building software systems, collaborating on technical designs within a team or domain.
  • •Strong ability to provide constructive feedback during code and design reviews.
  • •Experience leveraging LLMs (e.g. claude code) to enhance the software development lifecycle.
Experience:FinTechPaymentsFinancial servicesOpen source
Skills:ProactiveOwnershipAutonomousTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LLMsMicroservicesClaude codeJavaKYCKYBAML

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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