Wise

Senior Backend Engineer - Payin Platform

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10 hours ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services deployed on AWS.
  • Build and maintain APIs serving millions of customers across web and mobile platforms.
  • Develop and optimize services for Wise’s card pay-in payment method.
  • Design database schemas and optimize SQL queries against high-volume PostgreSQL transactional databases.
  • Build and maintain Apache Kafka-based event-driven architectures for distributed financial services.
  • Develop and maintain payment orchestration that routes payments across Payment Service Providers for cost and reliability.
  • Write unit, integration, and end-to-end automated tests.
  • Conduct code reviews and uphold code quality, security, and engineering standards.
  • Participate in on-call rotations for Tier 2 critical services and respond to production incidents.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and engineers on cross-functional projects.
  • Resolve performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and technical debt.
  • Apply security best practices when handling sensitive financial data and meeting financial regulations.

Benefits

  • Local candidates only; relocation support is not provided.
  • Visa sponsorship transfer support is available for local candidates.
  • Compensation is GBP 87500 - GBP 111000 yearly.
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About Wise

10,000+ employees

Wise builds a cross-border payments and multi-currency account used by individuals and businesses to send, receive, hold, and spend money in 40+ currencies. Revenue comes from transfer and account fees, card interchange, and enterprise partnerships via Wise Platform, which lets banks and large companies embed its international payments. Founded in 2011 as TransferWise, Wise is a London-headquartered public company.

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