Senior Software Engineer, Global KYC & Onboarding (Java)

Software Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 87,500 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in London to own large-scale backend projects for Global KYC and Onboarding. You will design robust microservices, deliver clean APIs, and build reliable systems that scale across borders, enabling faster, compliant financial services for customers worldwide.

Join cross-functional teams to advance verification journeys, apply data-driven decisions, and ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining performance and security.

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable backend systems in Java with microservices.
• Solid understanding of KYC/onboarding domain and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with asynchronous messaging using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Commitment to clean, well-tested, high-performance code and best practices.
• Ability to drive technical delivery of large-scale, cross-functional projects.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring framework

Product mindset

Customer experience

Regulatory compliance

Data-driven decisions

Exceptional communication skills

Clean, testable, maintainable code

Best coding practices

Rigorous code reviews

Technical delivery of large-scale, org

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Advanced query optimization

Schema design

Data lifecycle management for敏ensitive

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Wise is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in London to own large-scale backend projects for Global KYC and Onboarding. You will design robust microservices, deliver clean APIs, and build reliable systems that scale across borders, enabling faster, compliant financial services for customers worldwide.

Join cross-functional teams to advance verification journeys, apply data-driven decisions, and ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining performance and security.