Backend Engineer - Global Shared Finances for Families

Limelight Health

Greater London

On-site

GBP 111,000 - 145,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary: £111,000 - £145,000k
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Job summary

Wise is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Account Sharing team within the Consumer Squad. You will shape products from the ground up, collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, Data Analysts and Researchers to create shared financial experiences that work globally.

You will work on international joint accounts, kid accounts, and scalable backend systems, driving product direction and architectural decisions in a greenfield, fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

  • Build scalable distributed systems used by millions.
  • Proficient in Java, Kotlin, Python, or Go.
  • Design asynchronous, reliable microservices.
  • Comfort with greenfield projects and evolving requirements.
  • Strong product mindset and collaboration with PMs, designers, analysts, researchers.
  • Clear communicator and independent yet collaborative.

Responsibilities

  • Build international joint accounts for globally distributed users.
  • Expand Wise kid accounts into additional markets.
  • Create shared finance experiences across borders.
  • Design scalable backend systems for high-growth consumer products.
  • Develop features around shared spending and money transfers.
  • Collaborate on discovery and product iteration.
  • Scale infrastructure and improve reliability across markets.
  • Build greenfield financial products from concept to production.

Skills

Java
Kotlin
Python
Go
Distributed systems
Microservices
Communication
Kafka

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Wise is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Account Sharing team within the Consumer Squad. You will shape products from the ground up, collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, Data Analysts and Researchers to create shared financial experiences that work globally.

You will work on international joint accounts, kid accounts, and scalable backend systems, driving product direction and architectural decisions in a greenfield, fast-moving environment.

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