Backend Software Engineer - Send for Banks

Wise Australia Investments
London, UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Code Review Data Integrity Relational Databases Spring Framework Enterprise Messaging Systems Backend Event Driven Architecture Data Analytics Apache Kafka Domain Driven Design Microservices

Job description

  • Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable services
  • Lead development efforts in event-driven architectures
  • Architect, design and optimise relational databases to ensure performance and scalability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support partner integrations and expand the Wise payment platform globally
  • Participate in code reviews, champion best coding practices and mentor junior engineers

Requirements

We need to sustain our growth by continuously iterating on the services we run, with a focus on availability, security, and ease of use. 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., We are fully aware that it is uncommon for a candidate to have all skills required and we fully support everyone in learning new skills with us. So if you have some of those listed below and are eager to learn more, we do want to hear from you!

  • You have experience of Java 8+, experience with Spring framework
  • Knowledge of the microservices architecture and event-driven design
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems is a plus
  • Strong knowledge of relational databases with the ability to design schemas, optimise queries and ensure data integrity
  • Proficiency in domain-driven design (DDD) to model complex business domains is a plus
  • A strong product mindset and passion for user experience, ability to prioritise work with the customers in mind and make data-driven decisions
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or in a collaborative team environment
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

About the company

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their life easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world’s money. For everyone, everywhere., We are looking for a Product Engineer with a passion for building the future of international payments and a strong drive to connect banks and businesses globally with maximum ease and speed. If you have a proven track record of building and deploying scalable systems, along with excellent problem-solving skills and outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, then you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

Send for Banks empowers banks to leverage Wise’s infrastructure to offer their customers world class payments products through their own channels. We are working at the forefront of innovation, playing a key role in building scalable and robust systems that power our global payment network. We collaborate closely with Analysts, Implementation Success, Solutions Engineering and Business Development teams along with other Wise Engineering teams to support partner integrations alongside Product managers and embark on new and thrilling projects that expand our network of global partnerships.

How we work

We operate on a strong belief in automation, programmatic implementation and reusable design. We’re looking for people who can step back and think holistically about the ecosystem, but also follow through and help implement the design; drawing on the resources across the rest of the Global Product tribe.

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