Software Engineer, Wise
Engineering Experience
ÂŁ60-80k
+ Stock options
1-5 days a week in office
Money without borders
Job no longer available
Money without borders
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
ÂŁ60-80k
+ Stock options
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 care about people, care about engineering, and are inspired by our mission to make things better
- You’re motivated by understanding the pain points, frustrations, needs, and wants of other engineers and have a desire to significantly improve productivity, culture and how much they love working here
- You’re good at communicating, comfortable engaging with other teams to get things done, and willing to present to other engineers occasionally
- You think of yourself as a full stack engineer and able to program in one of our team's tech stacks (Java, GoLang, TypeScript, Python)
- You want to learn more than one programming language and understand shared concepts such as OOP and design patterns
- You love pairing with team mates
- You have experience working with relational (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases - but you do not need to be an expert
- You’re a keen tester. You love unit testing and understand the testing pyramid
- You’re confident delivering smaller stories or more complicated tasks
Desirable
- You have a good eye for design. Any Figma experience and UX experience is a great addition
What the job involves
- We need a mid-level software engineer to join our mission and help us build a global platform that’s scalable, reliable and secure
- You’ll dive right into projects related to our Developer Portal (built on spotify backstage) creating a single pane of glass for our engineers to interact with our technical estate
- We’re looking for an engineer with relevant experience who can analyse complex requirements and deliver simple solutions to help our teams achieve our mission with speed and confidence
- What will you be working on?
- The developer portal is the home and landing page for our hundreds of engineers daily
- We are building what helps them, what needs their attention and to build a thriving engineering culture and ecosystem
- Coaching, mentoring and aiding the WiseStart Academy helping to rapidly upskill and inform our Graduate Engineers displaying how much Wise is proud to have them onboard. Running bootcamps, facilitating workshops and being the go to team for creating an ongoing learning environment
- Contributing in user research sessions with Engineers throughout the company
- Gathering and taking action on insights to pave the future of engineering in Wise
- Exactly what you’ll be doing day to day will vary, as our team looks at the big picture challenges we see across all of engineering!
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
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.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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
$25.7m
SERIES D
Total funding: $396.1m
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
Founders
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.
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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