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Design and build scalable AML detection controls, own large‑impact projects and their technical roadmaps, and drive reliability, security, and quality while mentoring teammates.
5+ years building backend, distributed or data‑intensive systems; deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot and Kafka; strong technical leadership and mentoring skills; AML or financial‑crime experience is a plus.
Your work directly improves Wise’s ability to spot real money‑laundering risk, cut false alerts and keep legitimate customers friction‑free, supporting the company’s mission to move money safely worldwide.
A senior engineer who thrives on designing scalable services, leading end‑to‑end projects, coaching others, and is interested in applying technical expertise to financial‑crime detection.
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.
About the AML Risk team
Instant, low cost, and convenient are three guiding principles for the products Wise offers its customers. These same benefits can also appeal to people who seek to misuse financial services for money laundering and other financial crimes.
IMF estimates that up to 5% of World GDP is laundered each year.
The AML Risk team, within the AML Squad at Wise, builds systems and controls that detect money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Our work covers Wise’s products and regions.
We use data and our knowledge of criminal activity to create effective detection controls and useful alerts. Criminal activity changes quickly. We improve our controls as new risks appear. We aim to detect more real risk, reduce false alerts, and avoid unnecessary friction for legitimate customers.
What will you be working on?
AML Squad is looking for an experienced Engineer to help shape how Wise detects money laundering and terrorist financing risk.
You will own large, impactful projects and their technical roadmaps. You will work with engineers, product managers, data scientists, analysts, and AML subject matter experts.
What will you be doing?
The technology you’ll work with
Our primary technology stack is Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka. You’ll work with distributed services, asynchronous processing and data at scale.
We design for scalability, observability, privacy, security, reliability, and cost.
What are we looking for?
Impact
Your work will improve how Wise detects financial crime. You will help detect more real risk, reduce false alerts, and avoid unnecessary friction for legitimate customers.
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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