Senior Software Engineer - SEO Product (Java)

Requirements

• Knowledge of Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience working with relational databases, SQL query optimisation, and schema design.
• A strong sense of ownership and excellent communication skills to drive cross-team projects.
• Ability to work independently while also being a collaborative team player, frequently engaging in cross-team efforts.
• The ability to break down complex projects into incremental milestones that deliver customer value.
• Curiosity and a drive for continuous learning and improvement.
• Adherence to and advocacy for best coding practices, continuous delivery, and code reviews.
• A proven track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.
• Good discipline and skill in producing written documentation and diagrams.

Nice to Haves

• Interest in using AI assisted coding tools such as Cursor or Claude Code
• Knowledge of Node.JS / TypeScript / React / Next.JS
• Worked with i18n libraries and third party translation services
• Good knowledge of observability stacks and tooling (e.g. Grafana, ELK, Prometheus, Tracing)

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, build, and maintain performant services utilising Java, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies etc.
• Consolidate, migrate and modernise older services to newer environments
• Collaborate with product managers to develop business requirements and turn them into technical solutions. We want engineers to be comfortable and contributing to product development.
• Mentor junior engineers, offering technical guidance and conducting code reviews.
• Contribute to our engineering culture through knowledge sharing and best practices.

Perks and Benefits

• You’ll have onboarded and found your place through understanding your team, squad and guild vision and how you can contribute
• Understanding the Wise product, fintech space and our tech culture
• You’ll have fully developed new features, from planning to release, and keep monitoring their adoption once live
• Gone through two quarterly plannings and proposed ideas to take your product further