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**Job Title: Backend Engineer - Send Core** **Key Responsibilities:** - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape products and deliver exceptional customer experiences. - Manage critical infrastructure, ensuring smooth operation of sending transactions across the platform. - Make architectural decisions for core send components, ensuring reliability and performance. **Required Skills and Experience:** - Strong computer science fundamentals and knowledge of modern tech stacks. - Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively. - Focus on solving real customer problems and understanding product goals. - Demonstrated ability to learn, take initiative, and explore improvements. - Prior experience in the role's tech stack is welcome, but not required. **Other Details:** - **Location:** London, United Kingdom (on-site work required, unable to support relocation or visa sponsorship) - **Seniority:** Experienced, mid-career level - **Industry:** Technology - **Salary:** £68,000 - £87,500 per annum - **Role Type:** Full-time - **Employment Type:** Direct employee **What We Offer:** - Comprehensive benefits package (check out [Wise Benefits](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer)) - Opportunity to work in a global technology company building an entirely new network for the world's money. - Dynamic, international team with a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Compensation
- £87,500 – £111,000 GBP
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: £ (GBP)
Full Job Description
Bakend Engineer - Send Core
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Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the worlds 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.
Were unable to support relocation or visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates will need to already be based in the UK (or able to work from the UK).
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Send Core team.
We provide the critical infrastructure that every sending transaction flows through - from 10 pounds sent to a friend to a multi-million dollar business payment. We are on a mission to make sending money as easy and fast as paying for groceries with your card.
Apart from keeping our core infrastructure in a good shape, we are building customer-facing products that power the customer's send journey.
How we work:
We believe that an engineer is more than just a coder. Our engineers are focused on improving our customers experience - and they see the impact of their work on millions of people every day.
Wise is all about collaboration. You will be surrounded by passionate people and work together with them to progress our mission.
What will you be working on?:
Shape our Products: Collaborate with product, design, and data teams to deliver best experience for our customers
Control Critical Infrastructure: Own the systems that every sending transactions depends on across the entire platform
Drive Technical Excellence: Make architectural decisions for the core send components, making them reliant and performant
What do you need?:
We understand that you may not have much experience in our stack, or you havent worked with the frontend for a while - and thats fine! As long as you are willing to learn and have strong fundamentals - we want to hear from you.
Technical excellence
Strong computer science fundamentals
Strong knowledge of the modern tech stack and design concepts
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and simply
Product mindset
Focus on solving real customer problems with every change you made
Clear understanding of why we are building what we are building
Ability to think in product terms - not just on the code level
Personal qualities
Passion to always learn and grow
Getting things done yourself, instead of waiting to be told what to do
Curiosity to explore ways to improve our products and your day-to-day work
Interested? Find out more:
How we work a practical guide
DEI @ Wise
Wise Tech Stack (2025 update)
See what it's like to work at Wise London!
Our Engineering career map
Wise Engineering https://medium.com/wise-engineering
What do we offer:
Starting salary: 68,000 - 87,500
Wise Benefits
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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.
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