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Lead the design, delivery, and operational excellence of Wise’s core Identity and Attribute domains, own API contracts, data schemas, and ensure high‑throughput, low‑latency services run reliably at scale.
A senior engineer with strong Java/OOP experience, expertise in microservices, distributed systems, data governance, and proven track record of leading and mentoring engineering teams.
The identity layer underpins all risk, onboarding, and product decisions, making it critical for Wise’s global risk platform, compliance, and customer experience.
Company Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s 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.
We are looking for a highly accomplished Senior Engineering Lead to take the helm of one of our core teams within the Identity Risk Platform squad.
This is a critical, high‑impact leadership role where you will simultaneously drive architectural strategy and scale the team responsible for Wise’s core identity layer, the foundation on which all risk, onboarding, and servicing decisions are built, powering Wise’s global risk platforms and customer experience.
Key leadership focus
You will be the technical authority for the design, delivery, and operational excellence of our core Identity and Attribute domains and related APIs – high‑throughput, low‑latency services that are the backbone of the Identity Risk Platform, and power all product and risk teams.
You will operate as the primary technical interface between Product squads, Risk/FinCrime, and Verification providers, ensuring clean, reusable API contracts and a unified identity view.
You’ll be instrumental in hiring, mentoring, and leading a multi‑level engineering team, setting the standards and practices that become the foundation for the whole Identity Risk Platform.
What will you be working on?
As Senior Engineering Lead for the Identities and Attributes team, your focus will span technical strategy, architectural execution, and team leadership within a high‑stakes, cross‑functional domain.
Leading the design and evolution of our core Identity and Attributes domains. This involves defining robust API contracts and data schemas, making identity data risk‑aware by design, managing attribute acquisition & lifecycle, powering new onboarding & product experiences.
Establishing and enforcing technical standards for Data Lineage, Data Quality, and Auditability within the Identity Risk Platform. You'll ensure the platform meets stringent regulatory and compliance requirements.
Actively managing and mentoring the current engineering team (IC2-IC4), while driving the recruitment strategy to grow the team. This includes defining clear roles, efficient processes, and a high-performance engineering culture.
Serving as the key technical partner to Product, FinCrime, and other Engineering Leads. You will champion the architectural vision for the platform, ensuring technical decisions align with both business agility and security requirements.
Ensuring the platform is built for high availability, low latency, and massive scale, managing the operational health (SLAs/SLOs) of a critical, real-time risk service.
Additional Information
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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