Europe Risk And Controls Senior Software Engineer II

Wise; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 111.000 - 145.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wise Europe Risk & Controls is hiring a Senior Software Engineer II to own core risk architecture across UK/Europe. This full-time role focuses on AML/fincrime detection, building high-throughput, event-driven engines that are bulletproof, explainable, and auditable in real time.

You'll collaborate with Product, Compliance and Data Science, design scalable distributed systems, and mentor senior engineers while shaping technical strategy and CI/CD practices.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of deep Java expertise leveraging Spring Boot.
• Distributed systems experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka) and SQL.
• Product ownership: end-to-end execution from design to production metrics.
• Cross-functional influence: translate complex architectures for non-technical stakeholders.
• CI/CD mastery: modern pipelines and deployment practices.

Aufgaben

• Design and scale distributed systems powering risk detection and due diligence workflows.
• Set technical strategy, make architecture calls, and mentor senior engineers.
• Collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Data Science to translate regulatory complexity into high-performance code.

Kenntnisse

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

SQL

Product ownership

CI/CD

Distributed systems

AML/KYC domain

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Jobbeschreibung

Europe Risk And Controls Senior Software Engineer II

• Full-time
• Compensation: GBP 111,000 - GBP 145,000 - yearly

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 lives 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.

Build the engines protecting billions in global transfers, without slowing down real-time money movement.

As a Senior Product Engineer in Wise’s Europe Risk & Controls team, you’ll take full end-to-end ownership of our core risk architecture. We’re expanding our domain to handle high-stakes Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crime prevention across European and UK markets. You will architect high-throughput, event-driven engines that ensure every risk decision is bulletproof: consistent, explainable, and real-time auditable.

What You’ll Drive

System Architecture: Design and scale distributed systems powering customer due diligence (CDD/EDD) and fincrime detection.

Technical Leadership: Set technical strategy, make critical architectural calls, and mentor senior talent.

Domain Impact: Partner directly with Product, Compliance, and Data Science to translate regulatory complexity into high-performance code.

What do you need:

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!

Core Stack: 7+ years of deep Java expertise leveraging Spring Boot.

Distributed Systems: Hands‑on experience building event-driven architectures with Kafka and SQL.

Product Ownership: Direct end-to-end execution- owning systems from initial design to live production metrics.

Cross-Functional Influence: Ability to translate complex distributed architecture concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

CI/CD Mastery: Proven experience with modern continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

Domain Bonus: Prior experience in AML, KYC, or fraud prevention is a massive plus.

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.