Principal Architect

Wise; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise, a global technology company, seeks an IC 5 Product Engineer to join their new full-stack hub in Hyderabad. You will design scalable solutions for diverse APAC markets, improve product observability, and mentor engineers.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience with Java 17, Spring framework, and has a strong product mindset. Wise encourages ownership and innovation, with opportunities for personal and technical growth in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with solid Java 17, Spring framework, and micro-service architecture.
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and schema design.
• Strong product mindset, prioritising customer needs.
• Experience in technical leadership and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the implementation of scalable solutions for APAC markets.
• Own the evolution of product observability stack.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders and plan roadmaps with your team.
• Develop strong technical opinions on regional solution designs.

Skills

Java 17

Spring framework

Micro-service architecture

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular)

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Tools

Continuous integration frameworks

Job description

Company Overview

Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Job Overview

We’re looking for an IC 5 Product Engineer to join our APAC (Asia Pacific) organisation in the Hyderabad office. APAC customers are a strong contributor to Wise’s growth. With one of the most diverse money movement corridors, multiple markets with different regulations to send, receive, hold and spend, it is essential to scale this organisation tech‑first. Hyderabad is a new full‑stack hub and being a senior pioneering engineer helps set the base on which the engineering organisation in the location will be built.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and lead the implementation of scalable, customer‑centric solutions tailored to the diverse APAC markets, reducing redundancies and improving the lead time to expand to more markets.
• Identify, build and maintain automations that mindfully leverage LLMs across APAC and regional markets to improve speed and efficiency.
• Own evolution of product observability stack to identify gaps and unlock new opportunities for growth and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders throughout Wise, plan roadmaps with your team, and work through challenges to determine scope and realistic delivery.
• Be responsible for the technical health of the APAC regional expansion organisation through accountability, ownership and mentorship.
• Develop a strong technical opinion on the design of regional solutions and be involved in feedback for design and ADRs for the APAC and regional expansion.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with solid Java 17, Spring framework and micro‑service architecture.
• Experience working with relational and non‑relational databases, query optimisation and schema design.
• Strong product mindset, prioritising customer needs and making data‑driven decisions to fix customer pain‑points.
• Led the design and development of complex engineering solutions and assessed their broader impact on business outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate complex, technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to senior and experienced developers.
• Web development experience with a JavaScript framework such as React, Angular or other.
• Experience in technical leadership – maintaining technical excellence beyond your team, managing performance, giving feedback and coaching engineers to thrive.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment frameworks.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with financial systems including payments, digital onboarding flows and payment schemes.
• Knowledge of Groovy.
• Experience working with external and regulatory stakeholders.

What You Can Expect

• Lead large or multi‑quarter (16+ engineering weeks) sized projects that have a meaningful impact on Wise product and customers involving multiple teams/squads/tribes.
• Own the technical domain of your org with a view on future direction, taking opinions and working with other teams to execute.
• Propose ideas to improve and grow your team’s product.
• Embrace long‑term ownership of ideas, opinions and projects while training other engineers to reduce single points of failure.
• Architect and design solutions that allow for iterative delivery and future scaling.
• Collaborate closely across internal functions such as banking, product, analytics, design and operations to ensure smooth and effective delivery.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders such as regulators and payment schemes to build strong credibility for Wise Engineering.
• Level up the technical organisation by presenting your opinions about cutting‑edge technologies both internally and externally.
• Be a bar raiser in the engineering interview process to hire strong engineering talent.

Career Development and Diversity

We don’t measure seniority by years of experience, but by the impact you create and the complexity of problems you can help solve. As a Senior Staff/Staff Software Engineer at Wise, you would be given the licence to: lead large‑scale projects, own technical domains, propose ideas, and level up the technical organisation. Wise values diversity, equity and inclusion; we believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive and are committed to creating a respectful and empowering environment for all.