Senior Engineering Lead II - Contacts Team

Requirements:

• Strong technical background in backend engineering (Java ecosystem preferred)
• Leadership experience managing high-performing teams
• Product mindset aligning technical efforts with business goals
• Strategic thinking balancing code review and long-term technical strategy
• Excellent communication skills to engage with non-technical stakeholders

Nice to haves:

• Experience in fintech, payments, or "Identity/Graph" data domains
• Experience building high-throughput APIs for enterprise/platform clients
• Previous experience scaling a domain from a single team into multiple squads

What You'll Be Doing:

• Reimagining the contacts domain & owning the architecture
• Scaling for Wise Platform to ensure high performance and reliability
• Defining the product roadmap in collaboration with Product Manager
• Growing a large, high-output team with potential for further expansion
• Being the technical authority & driving operational excellence
• Leading, mentoring, and coaching a team of 9 engineers
• Fostering team autonomy and overseeing people development
• Ensuring cross-functional alignment with Regional teams and Wise Platform

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive salary with benefits
• Opportunity to work at a core team of Wise with significant impact
• Potential for career growth and development
• Collaboration with a diverse and talented team