Software Engineer: Risk Governance & Data Assurance

Neobankbeat; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Risk & Control Governance team in London. You will help build data governance, assurance, and auditability foundations that ensure risk decisions are powered by trusted data and explainable, auditable at scale.

You will collaborate with Risk API, Product, and FinCrime teams to embed governance into the platform, design high-throughput, reliable systems, and enable regulatory evidence generation through end-to-end traceability and

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience with high-throughput data systems.
• Experience with data quality frameworks and lineage tracking.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and scalable design principles.
• Ability to own and drive delivery end-to-end with minimal direction.
• Collaborative mindset across Risk API, Product and FinCrime teams.

Responsibilities

• Build data governance, assurance, and auditability foundations for the risk platform.
• Design monitoring and validation to ensure controls remain effective.
• Implement end-to-end audit trails and explainability tooling.
• Collaborate with Risk API, Product and FinCrime to embed governance into the platform.

Skills

Backend engineering

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL

Data quality

Data lineage

Pipeline orchestration

Systems thinking

Ownership

Collaboration

Job description

Wise is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Risk & Control Governance team in London. You will help build data governance, assurance, and auditability foundations that ensure risk decisions are powered by trusted data and explainable, auditable at scale.

You will collaborate with Risk API, Product, and FinCrime teams to embed governance into the platform, design high-throughput, reliable systems, and enable regulatory evidence generation through end-to-end traceability and