Senior Software Engineer, KYC & Onboarding Platform

BranchFactor; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own large-scale backend platforms within the Global KYC and Onboarding squad. You will steer end-to-end delivery, design robust microservices, and ensure scalable, compliant systems that power our mission to make money work across borders.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and data analysts, ship clean APIs, and drive automation with ML/AI where it improves decisioning.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building scalable backend systems.
• Strong focus on product experience and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to make data-driven decisions to solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional teams including PMs, designers, and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for your areas, addressing technical debt, reliability, and security.
• Design and implement robust backend systems with clean APIs.
• Drive integration with risk and compliance systems to ensure Wise remains safe and compliant.
• Lead large-scale, cross-team initiatives and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices architecture

Regulatory compliance mindset

Effective communication

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Wise is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own large-scale backend platforms within the Global KYC and Onboarding squad. You will steer end-to-end delivery, design robust microservices, and ensure scalable, compliant systems that power our mission to make money work across borders.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and data analysts, ship clean APIs, and drive automation with ML/AI where it improves decisioning.