Senior Software Engineer I - Wise for Enterprise - Java

Location: Global

Team: General

About the Role

Join Wise Platform (Wise for Enterprise) as a Senior Software Engineer I, where you'll build the infrastructure powering the world’s money movement by connecting banks, financial institutions, and enterprises to next-generation payment solutions. Work on complex products across verticals like banks & financial institutions and online platforms, tackling challenges from frictionless onboarding to seamless cross-border money movement. Our API Experience team sets the industry standard for intuitive, enterprise-ready APIs, ensuring efficiency in development and maintenance for global partners. You'll design and maintain scalable services and public-facing APIs, collaborate across teams for real impact, and solve complex problems with a focus on automation, reusability, and holistic ecosystem thinking. With a strong emphasis on availability, security, and ease of use, you'll iterate on services to sustain growth, advocate best practices, and mentor juniors while driving projects with excellent communication to technical and non-technical audiences. Wise offers a mission-driven culture with flexible global working, competitive pay (£85,000-£105,000 + RSUs), and a diverse, inclusive environment. If you have Java/Spring Boot expertise, microservices experience, and a passion for scalable financial tech, join us to make international money movement easier and cheaper for everyone, everywhere.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable services
• Producing public facing APIs for others to integrate with
• Collaborate with teams across Wise to deliver real impact and expand the functionality we can offer to our partners on our platform
• Working closely with other members of the team to solve complex problems
• Advocating best practices and code reviews
• Mentoring junior engineers

Required Qualifications

• Experience in designing, building public API platforms that others integrate with
• Strong understanding of Java with experience with Spring boot
• Experience with microservices and event driven design
• Worked with Kafka or similar messaging systems
• Knowledge of relational databases

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL query optimisation
• Designing schemas

Required Skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Microservices
• Event-driven design
• Kafka or similar messaging systems
• Relational databases
• Public API design
• Product mindset
• Ownership and prioritization
• Communication skills

Benefits

• RSUs (stock options)
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary (£85,000-£105,000)
• Health insurance
• Learning and development opportunities
• Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• International team environment

Wise is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce.