Senior Software Engineer, KYC & Onboarding Platforms

Neobankbeat; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I for the KYC & Onboarding squad. You will own large-scale backend initiatives, shape the technical roadmap, and ensure compliant, fast verification flows for customers and businesses worldwide.

You will work with cross-functional teams to build scalable microservices, integrate with risk and compliance systems, and mentor peers while advancing automated decisioning and observability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering with scalable backend systems.
• Experience with microservices and distributed architectures.
• Strong emphasis on compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for KYC & Onboarding components.
• Design and implement robust backend services with clean APIs.
• Integrate with risk and compliance systems to ensure safe operations.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to cross-team initiatives.

Skills

Microservices architecture

Backend development

Regulatory compliance

Cross-team collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Wise in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I for the KYC & Onboarding squad. You will own large-scale backend initiatives, shape the technical roadmap, and ensure compliant, fast verification flows for customers and businesses worldwide.

You will work with cross-functional teams to build scalable microservices, integrate with risk and compliance systems, and mentor peers while advancing automated decisioning and observability.