Senior Software Engineer - Wise Platform - API Experience
At a glance
Senior Software Engineering role at Wise. London · full-time · £87,500–£111,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and maintain scalable backend services with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and PostgreSQL
- Set standards for public APIs and create SDKs and implementation examples that simplify partner integrations
- Review code, promote sound engineering practices, shape domain models and coach junior engineers
- Work with product, implementation, solutions and partner teams to define features and technical approaches
- Help teams across frontend and infrastructure align with shared API standards and architecture
What you bring
- You have designed and operated production public APIs using REST, OpenAPI and OAuth2
- You bring deep Java and Spring Boot experience building resilient backend services
- You have hands-on experience with event-based systems and relational database design or performance tuning
- You understand domain-driven design, microservice patterns, and how to build for availability and low latency
Who this fits
This senior role suits an engineer who combines API and backend architecture with technical leadership, mentoring and cross-team collaboration. The role is based in London with a hybrid arrangement and includes travel to the Tallinn office. Wise is considering local candidates only, with visa sponsorship transfers available for those candidates.
From the employer
About Wise & Wise Platform
Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money: min fees, max ease, full speed. With over 13 million customers and growing fast, we are building an entirely new network for the world's money.
Wise Platform enables banks, software companies, and large enterprises to leverage Wise's global infrastructure. Through our public APIs and backend infrastructure, our partners can offer their customers world-class international payment products. We are a cross-functional, global team spanning London, New York, Singapore, Tallinn, and beyond.
About the API Experience Team
The API Experience team builds and maintains some of the most critical systems at Wise: the public API gateway, authentication/authorization systems (OAuth2), SDKs, and developer infrastructure used by our partners and internal teams.
Our goal is to set the gold standard for intuitive, secure, and enterprise-ready financial APIs. You will solve complex challenges around scaling microservices across our network of 700+ microservices, optimising developer experience for global banks, ensuring financial-grade security, and enabling seamless integration at scale.
What You Will Be Doing
Design & Architecture: Architect, build, and maintain highly scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL within an event-driven, microservices architecture.
API Product Ownership: Set API standards (RESTful, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth2) and build developer-friendly tools, SDKs, and reference implementations to reduce integration complexity for major partners.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Champion engineering best practices, conduct code reviews, participate in domain modeling (DDD), and mentor junior engineers across the team.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, Implementation Managers, Solutions Engineers, and partner development teams to define features, shape technical solutions, and influence product strategy.
Cross-Organizational Impact: Work across frontend and infrastructure stacks, helping decentralized engineering teams across Wise align with API standards and architecture patterns.
Global Travel: Collaborate directly with engineering hubs across the globe, including travel to our Tallinn office.
What You Need to Succeed
Public API Experience: Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining production-grade public APIs (RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth2).
Core Backend Stack: Extensive experience with Java and Spring Boot for building resilient backend microservices.
Distributed Systems & Data: Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar messaging systems) and relational database design/optimization (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
Architectural Knowledge: Proficiency in domain-driven design (DDD), microservices patterns, and building for high availability and low latency.
Product Mindset: A customer-centric approach to engineering—balancing technical excellence with business context, user experience, and cost efficiency.
Communication & Collaboration: Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, collaborate across business units, and adapt to feedback.
Nice to Have
Experience with financial-grade security standards, compliance requirements, or international payment systems (FX, funding, settlement, interbank networks).
Familiarity with frontend frameworks or infrastructure/gateway tooling.
Experience maintaining open-source developer libraries, SDKs, or developer portals.
We are currently only considering local candidates as relocation support is not provided. For local candidates we are able to support transfer of visa sponsorship
Interested? Find out more:
Wise Engineering – https://medium.com/wise-engineering
What do we offer:
Starting salary: 87500 - 111000 GBP + RSUs
Interested in more than one role?
If you're interested in multiple roles, please apply for just one—the one you're most excited about. If you submit multiple applications requiring the same assessment, we'll continue your recruitment journey using your first application, and any duplicate applications will be automatically closed. This helps ensure a fair and consistent interview process. If another role feels like a better fit, you can discuss this with your recruiter during the process.
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
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