Senior Backend Engineer, KYC Verification Platform (Hybrid)

Wise; City Of London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in City Of London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement scalable systems. You'll lead technical initiatives, collaborate with product teams, and mentor junior engineers. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in Java and Spring framework, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for innovation. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Base salary of £105000 - £130000

RSU benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Java 8+ knowledge, recent experience with Spring framework.
• Strong system design skills with experience building distributed, high-throughput services.
• Experience in working with SQL databases.
• Track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot.
• Lead technical initiatives that improve our verification systems.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate business requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring framework

System design

Database (SQL)

Mentoring

Security best practices

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

A leading financial technology company in City Of London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement scalable systems. You'll lead technical initiatives, collaborate with product teams, and mentor junior engineers. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in Java and Spring framework, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for innovation. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.