Senior Software Engineer

Wise
Austin
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 180,000 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Product mindset","End-to-end ownership","Communication","Collaboration","Mentoring"]

Build and evolve highly available backend services for the North America Account team, improving reliability and the customer experience of receiving money. Own end-to-end projects from discovery through rollout and operational excellence. Design resilient distributed systems with strong focus on asynchronous processing, data consistency, observability, scalability, security, and maintainability. Partner with Product, Design, Operations, Compliance, Treasury, and engineers to deliver solutions balancing customer value and regulatory needs.

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Senior Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and evolve highly available backend services for the North America Account team, improving reliability and the customer experience of receiving money. Own end-to-end projects from discovery through rollout and operational excellence. Design resilient distributed systems with strong focus on asynchronous processing, data consistency, observability, scalability, security, and maintainability. Partner with Product, Design, Operations, Compliance, Treasury, and engineers to deliver solutions balancing customer value and regulatory needs.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Connect engineering decisions to customer outcomes such as adoption, engagement, reliability, trust, and long-term value.
  • •Own projects end to end, from discovery and solution shaping through implementation, rollout, measurement, and ongoing operational excellence.
  • •Build and evolve highly available backend services using Java, Spring Boot, relational databases, microservices, and well-designed APIs.
  • •Design resilient distributed systems across asynchronous processing, data consistency, observability, scalability, security, and operational reliability.
  • •Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Operations, Compliance, Treasury, and other engineering teams to balance customer experience, regulatory requirements, and technical excellence.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 230,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bring a strong product mindset and connect engineering decisions to customer outcomes like adoption, engagement, reliability, trust, and long-term value.
  • •Take end-to-end ownership, from understanding customer problems to implementation, rollout, measurement, and operational excellence.
  • •Build and evolve highly available backend services using Java, Spring Boot, relational databases, microservices, and well-designed APIs.
  • •Design resilient distributed systems with approaches for asynchronous processing, data consistency, observability, scalability, security, and operational reliability.
  • •Write maintainable, well-tested software and continuously improve engineering practices and service health.
Experience:Financial services
Skills:Product mindsetEnd-to-end ownershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaSpring BootRelational databasesMicroservicesAPIsDistributed systemsAsynchronous processingObservabilityScalabilitySecurityData consistency

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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