Senior Software Engineer II - Wise for Enterprise

Wise
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeGBP 111,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical leadership","Cross-team communication","Mentoring","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Design and build highly scalable, resilient Java/Spring Boot services within a microservices architecture that powers Wise’s global payment network for banks and partners. Apply domain-driven design to model complex financial domains, and develop event-driven systems using Kafka for reliable, observable scaling. Architect and optimize relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) while influencing platform-level improvements, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices across distributed teams.

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Senior Software Engineer II - Wise for Enterprise

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Job Summary

Design and build highly scalable, resilient Java/Spring Boot services within a microservices architecture that powers Wise’s global payment network for banks and partners. Apply domain-driven design to model complex financial domains, and develop event-driven systems using Kafka for reliable, observable scaling. Architect and optimize relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) while influencing platform-level improvements, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices across distributed teams.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the design and development of highly scalable and resilient Java and Spring Boot services within Wise’s microservices architecture.
  • •Apply domain-driven design to model complex financial domains and build robust, scalable solutions for partner ecosystems.
  • •Drive event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging systems to ensure reliability, observability, and scalability.
  • •Architect and optimize relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL) for performance and reliability across critical financial workflows.
  • •Provide technical leadership through architecture discussions, code reviews, planning, and mentoring engineers to raise standards.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 111,000 - 145,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive hands-on experience building backend systems using Java and Spring Boot in production environments.
  • •Strong experience designing and operating large-scale microservices architectures and distributed systems.
  • •Proven experience building or operating event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
  • •Strong knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL (schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity).
  • •Experience applying domain-driven design (DDD) to model complex business domains and design scalable systems (plus).
Experience:Financial servicesMicroservicesDistributed systemsEvent-driven architectureCorrespondent banking
Skills:Technical leadershipCross-team communicationMentoringProblem-solvingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaSpring BootKafkaPostgreSQLMicroservicesDistributed systemsRelational databasesEvent-driven architectureDomain-driven design (DDD)

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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