Senior Software Engineer - Insights at Wise

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jul, 26

Salary

111000.0

Posted On

24 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Java, Software development, Relational databases, Non-relational databases, Query optimization, Schema design, CI/CD pipelines, Distributed systems, Concurrent systems, Data aggregation, Product mindset, Communication skills, Clean code, Testable code, Code reviews

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about our mission and what we offer. Job Description About the role: The Account team empowers every Wise customer with the clarity and control they need to unlock the full potential of their wealth. We own the key surfaces that provide transparency, control, and relevant recommendations across all money movements—from spending and saving to borrowing and sharing. Our mission is to move beyond static transaction lists to a stellar insights experience by delivering a holistic view of a user’s financial life (both within and outside Wise), driving higher engagement, retention, and long-term loyalty. You’ll join a tight, cross-functional team working closely with a Product Manager, analysts, a designer, and a content designer. Our major focus for 2026 is “Contextual Recommendations & Data Foundation”and you’ll be instrumental in evolving our architecture from “on-the-fly” calculations to a robust, high-performance data aggregation infrastructure. This is a high-visibility role with direct impact on the core insights experience for millions of active users, involving complex data and performance challenges across currencies, regions, and external providers, and deep collaboration across Wise to bring multiple domains into a single, cohesive customer story. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Insights team. The team is the primary gateway into Wise, responsible for the dashboard users see when they first log on. We provide summaries of customers’ recent actions, own the primary mechanisms to send push notifications and emails, and manage insights to help our customers identify ways to get more out of Wise. What do you need? You have 5+ years of software development experience (preferably using Java) A strong product mindset and passion for customer experience, you prioritise work with the customers in mind and make data-driven decisions to fix customer pain-points Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts to non-technical audience Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and designing schemas You enjoy writing clean and testable code You believe in and follow best coding practices, code reviews and open feedback Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Distributed and Concurrent Systems Qualifications Additional Information What you gain: The ability to choose your own path to success – you’ll have the freedom to define the vision. The opportunity to gain visibility in the open source community. The freedom to have real impact. The opportunity to inspire teams. A fun work environment with social activities and events In addition you also get back: 🚀 RSU's in a growing company 💪 An annual self-development budget ❤️ Statutory maternity leave, with a perk of 18 fully paid weeks of parental leave for birth or adoption ❤️ Paternity leave for 18 weeks at full pay 🌿 3 fully paid ‘me days’ per year to help you manage life 🌍 Relocation and visa expenses covered 🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years Find out more about our benefits in our London office. Interested? Find out more: 👀 How we work – a practical guide 📹 Wise Vlogs: Omar, Engineering Lead 💻 Wise Tech Stack (2025 update) 📈 Our Engineering career map Wise Engineering – https://medium.com/wise-engineering For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers. If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram. Additional Information For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers. If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram. Compensation: GBP 87500 - GBP 111000 - yearly

Responsibilities

You will evolve the architecture of the insights platform from on-the-fly calculations to a high-performance data aggregation infrastructure. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver a holistic financial view and contextual recommendations to millions of users.