Engineering Lead, Global Payments Platform

Wise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is seeking an Engineering Lead for the Send for Partners team to guide engineers, shape tech roadmaps, and deliver scalable payment infrastructure with partner banks and enterprises worldwide.

You will lead a hands-on engineering group, drive architectural decisions, ensure code quality, and collaborate with Product, Solutions Engineering, and Business Development to expand Wise's global payment network.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong grasp of scalable, distributed systems and microservices.
• Product-minded leader who prioritizes customer impact.
• Excellent communication across product, engineering and partnerships.
• Ability to move fast while delivering high-quality, compliant software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach engineers, own hiring, mentoring and performance.
• Translate product strategy into technical roadmaps.
• Guide architecture and design decisions for global scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integrations.
• Drive engineering excellence through reviews and best practices.
• Be hands-on when needed and maintain code health.
• Share learnings across the Wise Platform squad.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Product mindset

Communication

Architectural design

System design

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Spring Boot

Java

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Job description

Wise is seeking an Engineering Lead for the Send for Partners team to guide engineers, shape tech roadmaps, and deliver scalable payment infrastructure with partner banks and enterprises worldwide.

You will lead a hands-on engineering group, drive architectural decisions, ensure code quality, and collaborate with Product, Solutions Engineering, and Business Development to expand Wise's global payment network.