Senior Backend Engineer

What Does Our Team Look Like?

We’re a backend focused team based in our Budapest office focused on high quality, scalable distributed systems. To deliver impact faster, we engage with other teams at Wise, so we deliver a platform with the right complexity and adaptability that gets more impactful for Wise on every release. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. We value ownership, knowledge sharing, and a commitment to building stable, scalable systems while embracing fast-paced learning and iteration.

What We Expect From You

As a Senior Engineer, you’ll take the lead on solving complex technical problems, driving the implementation of solutions, and mentoring team members along the way. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, enjoys taking ownership of projects, and is passionate about delivering scalable systems with great APIs. You'll also play a key role in cross-team collaboration, essential for building and growing our platform for other Wise teams. This includes documenting at the appropriate abstraction level to scale the adoption of our developments. We're looking for a proactive individual with a strong foundation in backend technologies, a passion for writing clean and efficient code, and a desire to learn and grow within a supportive environment.

Technical Excellence

Strong technical skills, particularly in backend development with Java or other JVM-based languages.

Experience with Spring framework, databases, and distributed systems.

Ability to understand and decompose complex features into deliverables.

Strong collaboration and communication skills.

A product-first mindset, with the ability to prioritise customer needs.

Curiosity and a passion for continuous learning and improvement..

The ability to design technical solutions that balance latency, throughput, and scalability.

A passion for learning new technologies, tools, and patterns to solve problems effectively.

Product Mindset

A customer-first approach: you prioritise work that solves real customer pain points and use data to drive decisions.

The ability to take ownership of complex problems, propose solutions, and drive projects end-to-end to deliver measurable impact.

A knack for identifying opportunities to deliver value faster and providing constructive feedback on product and design decisions.

Collaboration

Strong communication skills: you can break down complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences and collaborate effectively across teams.

A proactive mindset: you take initiative to improve our codebase, architecture, and processes.

A passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing: you enjoy helping junior engineers grow and fostering a culture of learning within the team.

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.

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