Senior Software Engineer, Wise
Wise Account
$230-280k
+ RSU's
Relocation expenses covered
1-5 days a week in office
Money without borders
Open for applications
Money without borders
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$230-280k
+ RSU's
Relocation expenses covered
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We’re on a mission. And it’s money without borders. Instant, convenient, transparent and — eventually — free.
Role
Who you are
- You’re passionate about helping others and keen to roll up your sleeves and take ownership to drive company-wide impact
- A strong product mindset, you prioritise work with the customers in mind and make data-driven decisions
- Sense of ownership and great communication skills to drive projects across teams
- You have solid Java or Kotlin knowledge, experience with Spring framework and microservice best practices
- You believe in and follow best coding practices, code reviews and open feedback
- You mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering their professional development and ensuring high-quality code standards across the team
- You enjoy writing testable code and believe in Test Driven Development
- Experience working with relational databases, query optimisation and designing schemas
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Distributed and Concurrent Systems
- You have strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts across multiple teams
- You’re willing to travel and interested in working with and learning from our Engineers across our global offices
- You’re excited to work in a disruptive, fast-growing and fun environment
Desirable
- You’ve worked with large distributed systems
- Experience with Kubernetes is a plus
What the job involves
- The Wise Account team is dedicated to providing a seamless international banking experience under the vision of “One account, for all the money in the world.”
- Our focus is on enabling users to manage their finances across 160 countries and 40 currencies, allowing them to send, spend, and convert money as if they were local residents
- Facilitate the sending, and converting of money across 160 countries and 40 currencies, ensuring users can handle their finances efficiently anywhere in the world
- Provide account details, allowing users to receive money from overseas fee-free, enhancing the convenience of international transactions
- Provide opportunities for users to earn interest on their balances held in USD, GBP, and EUR, enhancing the value proposition of holding funds with Wise
- Continuously improve the user interface and experience, ensuring seamless and intuitive access to international banking services, and addressing user feedback to maintain high satisfaction levels
Our take
Wise started when the two founders realised they would be better off trading Estonian kroons for British pounds (and vice versa) between themselves rather than going through banks. That was back in 2011, and they've since grown Wise into one of Europe's most successful tech businesses, exchanging billions of currency every month.
Wise rapidly grew by solving a significant problem for customers, who lost too much money to banks when exchanging currency. They've attracted investment from some of the best investors in the world, from Andreesen Horowitz to Index Ventures and even Richard Branson.
The challenge for Wise will be maintaining their edge and brand power in a market that's becoming increasingly crowded with new entrants (like Revolut and Monzo) and incumbents (traditional banks) trying to catch up. To do so, the company is ramping up its digital and marketing strategies, as well as pushing for further development of its existing products.
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38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"I'm trusted to do my work regardless of whether I'm in the office or working from my spare room. Our mobile wiser scheme gives us the opportunity to..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2017
$280m
SERIES E
May 2016
$26m
SERIES D
Total funding: $396.4m
Company benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Discounts
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) + 3 Me Days
- RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)
- 6 Week Paid Sabbatical
- Mobile Wiser - work remote for up to 90 days a year 🛫
- Parental Leave
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Plus Many More!
Company values
- This isn’t just a job, we’re a revolution
- We get it done
- Customers > team > ego
- No drama. Good karma.
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Taavet Hinrikus
(Chairman)Previously Director of Strategy for Skype.
Kristo Käärmann
(CEO)Previously a Consultant at PwC and Manager at Deloitte.
People progressing
Joined as Banking Lead, promoted to Head of Banking after 2 years, then again to Global Head of Banking.
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Diversity & Inclusion at Wise
- Communities and safe spaces (Employee Resource Groups) – led by our Wisers so people can share experiences and information, support each other and connect on shared values
- Wise Cultural Calendar – a programme to learn and celebrate the wide range of cultures, traditions, backgrounds, and global experiences we have here at Wise. Example programmes include Pride Summer and Black History Month
- Our teams continue to set and drive their own bespoke objectives, holding themselves accountable and making sure they focus efforts where they can have the most impact
- We’re excited to partner with InChorus to collect ongoing data on our culture and enable teams to track their progress
- DEI development and training — We’re building our capability and getting everyone on the same page about DEI. Our new training programme will help new joiners and all Wisers know what DEI looks like day-to-day and how they can play their part
- Global policy review — We’re working with an external advisor to provide detailed feedback on best practices in policies by end January
- Disability inclusion – We’re building resources and support for Wisers and candidates with disabilities. Our goals is to offer practical information and support to ensure that Wise remains an inclusive environment for those impacted by a disability
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