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Europe Risk And Controls Senior Software Engineer II

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Hybrid
London, Greater London, England
Senior level
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England
Senior level
Design and scale distributed, event-driven systems for AML, customer due diligence, and financial crime prevention across European and UK markets. Own risk architecture end to end, make critical technical decisions, mentor engineers, partner with Product, Compliance, and Data Science, and deliver real-time, auditable risk decisions using high-throughput systems.
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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.

Job Description

Build the engines protecting billions in global transfers, without slowing down real-time money movement.

As a Senior Product Engineer in Wise’s Europe Risk & Controls team, you’ll take full end-to-end ownership of our core risk architecture. We’re expanding our domain to handle high-stakes Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crime prevention across European and UK markets. You will architect high-throughput, event-driven engines that ensure every risk decision is bulletproof: consistent, explainable, and real-time auditable.

What You'll Drive

  • System Architecture: Design and scale distributed systems powering customer due diligence (CDD/EDD) and fincrime detection.

  • Technical Leadership: Set technical strategy, make critical architectural calls, and mentor senior talent.

  • Domain Impact: Partner directly with Product, Compliance, and Data Science to translate regulatory complexity into high-performance code.

Qualifications

What do you need:

We are fully aware that it is uncommon for a candidate to have all skills required and we fully support everyone in learning new skills with us. So if you have some of those listed below and are eager to learn more we do want to hear from you!

  • Core Stack: 7+ years of deep Java expertise leveraging Spring Boot.

  • Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience building event-driven architectures with Kafka and SQL.

  • Product Ownership: Direct end-to-end execution—owning systems from initial design to live production metrics.

  • Cross-Functional Influence: Ability to translate complex distributed architecture concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

  • CI/CD Mastery: Proven experience with modern continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

  • Domain Bonus: Prior experience in AML, KYC, or fraud prevention is a massive plus.

Additional Information

Interested? Find out more:

  • How we work – a practical guide

  • DEI @ Wise

  • Wise Tech Stack (2025 update)

  • Our Engineering career map

  • Scaling our Infrastructure; how we make it work

  • Wise Engineering – https://medium.com/wise-engineering

What do we offer: 

  • Starting salary: £111,000- £145,000 +RSUs

  • Wise Benefits

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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