Requirements

Extensive hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot in production environments
Strong experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and microservices architectures
Comfortable designing event-driven systems using Kafka or similar technologies
Strong experience modelling and building systems with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
Applies domain-driven design principles to build scalable and maintainable systems
Track record of architecting and delivering complex, high-scale systems
Demonstrates strong technical leadership and cross-team influence
Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What You'll Be Doing

Lead the design and development of highly scalable and resilient services in Java and Spring Boot within Wise’s microservices architecture, helping evolve the systems that power our global payments network.
Apply domain-driven design to model complex financial domains and build robust, scalable solutions that support Wise’s growing partner ecosystem.
Drive the development and adoption of event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging systems, ensuring systems are reliable, observable, and able to scale with increasing transaction volumes.
Architect and optimise relational database systems (e.g. PostgreSQL), ensuring strong data modelling, performance, and reliability across critical financial workflows.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Implementation, Solutions Engineering, and Business Development to support partner integrations and expand the Wise payment platform globally.
Provide technical leadership across teams, influencing architecture decisions, contributing to platform-level improvements, and ensuring engineering standards remain high across services.
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical planning, championing best practices in distributed systems, reliability, and maintainability.
Mentor and support engineers, helping grow technical capability across the team while fostering a culture of learning, ownership, and collaboration.

Experience building backend systems with similar languages and frameworks to Java and Spring Boot
Strong knowledge of relational databases like PostgreSQL, schema design, query optimization, and maintaining data integrity
Experience applying domain-driven design (DDD) to complex business domains
Product mindset and passion for user experience
Excellent problem-solving skills and effective collaboration across teams