Staff Backend Engineer - Consumer Onboarding

Wise
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeGBP 111,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Collaboration","Product thinking"]

Lead backend engineering for the Consumer Onboarding team, improving onboarding flows so customers can set up their Wise account and complete their first international money needs faster and more scalably. Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to shape the roadmap and technical vision, drive end-to-end delivery, and maintain system health. Mentor engineers and collaborate across onboarding squads to align with Wise’s wider technical strategy.

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Staff Backend Engineer - Consumer Onboarding

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Job Summary

Lead backend engineering for the Consumer Onboarding team, improving onboarding flows so customers can set up their Wise account and complete their first international money needs faster and more scalably. Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to shape the roadmap and technical vision, drive end-to-end delivery, and maintain system health. Mentor engineers and collaborate across onboarding squads to align with Wise’s wider technical strategy.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work with the Product Manager and Engineering Lead to shape the roadmap, set technical/product vision, and deliver robust, scalable outcomes.
  • •Drive high-impact end-to-end projects, from understanding customer problems to technical discovery, scoping, and delivery.
  • •Ensure system health by maintaining services that remain maintainable, scalable, and performant to support growth.
  • •Collaborate with other senior engineers and engineering leads across onboarding squads to align with Wise’s technical strategy.
  • •Coach and mentor engineers, enabling the team to succeed through effective resourcing and delivery.

Pay and Benefits

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

Key Requirements

  • •Experience building distributed, high-scalability systems and microservices architectures.
  • •Strong product and customer mindset with experience building customer-facing products.
  • •Technical expertise in OOP languages (Java or similar) and modern technology stacks.
  • •Ability to mentor and teach others through hands-on work as a force multiplier.
  • •Excellent communication skills for articulating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience:Financial services
Skills:CommunicationMentoringCollaborationProduct thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaMicroservices

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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