Requirements

• Strong foundation in modern Java or other JVM based language, experience with the Spring framework, with a commitment to clean, testable, and highly performant code
• Deep experience building and operating microservices, with a solid understanding of event-driven architecture, distributed system and concurrency patterns
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems, including designing and owning robust, scalable event pipelines
• Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases, including query optimization, schema design, and thoughtful data lifecycle management for sensitive information
• Product-oriented thinking with a strong product mindset, prioritising customer needs and using data-driven decisions to shape roadmaps and fix partner problems
• Experience leading cross-team and inter-disciplinary initiatives, coupled with a passion for clean, well-tested, performant code
• Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and to guide debates to a clear decision

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and build public-facing APIs for Wise Platform and our partners that are intuitive, consistent, and easy to use. We want to set the standard for seamless financial integrations
• Own and drive technical roadmaps across your domain (squad/tribe level), ensuring technical debt, reliability, scalability, and security concerns are addressed and clearly connected to the product roadmap
• Architect highly robust and scalable microservices using event-driven design patterns
• Key influencer in product roadmapping and strategy sessions with product management and the rest of your cross-functional team
• Lead impactful problems both within your team and beyond, driving high impact cross-team initiatives that unlock new features and value for our partners
• Mentor and influence engineers and leads through code reviews and best practices, raising the bar for technical excellence across the discipline