Engineering Lead - Send for Partners (London)
Job Description
hackajob is collaborating with Wise to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
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Company Description
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Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
\nMin fees. Max ease. Full speed.
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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.
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As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
\nFor everyone, everywhere.
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More about our mission and what we offer.
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Job Description
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About the role:
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We’re looking for an Engineering Lead to join the Send for Partners team - the team that empowers banks and enterprises to leverage Wise’s infrastructure to offer their customers world class payments products through their own channels.
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You’ll be joining a team that sits at the intersection of product innovation and global partnerships, working closely with Solutions Engineering, Implementation Success and Business Development teams, building scalable and robust systems that power our global payment network with partner banks and enterprises across the world.
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This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll be guiding engineers, driving technical decision-making, collaborating with the team’s Product Manager to deliver reliable, scalable systems that power the future of Wise’s payment platform.
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What You’ll Be Doing
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- \nLead and coach engineers, own hiring, mentoring and performance to grow technical capability and delivery impact.\n
- \nTranslate product strategy into technical roadmaps that move KPIs\n
- \nGuide architecture and technical design decisions, ensuring we build systems that scale globally.\n
- \nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to support bank integrations and expand our payment network.\n
- \nDrive engineering excellence through code reviews, mentoring and adoption of best practices.\n
- \nUnderstand and contribute to team systems deeply enough to be hands-on when needed.\n
- \nIdentify opportunities to improve the Send product, balancing short-term delivery with long-term technical health.\n
- \nHave an overview of the broader Wise Platform squad, sharing learnings and shaping how we build software company-wide.\n
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Qualifications
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What You’ll Need to Succeed
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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!
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- \nProven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams and growing senior ICs.\n
- \nTechnical leadership & system design expertise: strong grasp of scalable, distributed systems, event-based architectures and microservices; able to make high-impact architectural decisions.\n
- \nProduct mindset — you think about customer impact, not just technical implementation.\n
- \nLeadership through empowerment by providing context, trust and clear direction\n
- \nFollowing and advocating best coding practices, continuous delivery and code reviews.\n
- \nAbility to communicate technical concepts clearly across teams and stakeholders.\n
- \nBias to action and comfort with ambiguity — able to move quickly while maintaining quality and compliance.\n
- \nExperience with JVM platform (Java/Kotlin/Spring Boot).\n
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Additional Information
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Interested? Find out more:
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- \nHow we work - a practical guide\n
- \nDEI @ Wise\n
- \nWise Tech Stack (2025 update)\n
- \nSee what it’s like to work at Wise London\n
- \nOur engineering career map\n
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Wise Engineering –
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What do we offer:
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- \nStarting salary: £106,000 - £135,000 + RSUs\n
- \nWise Benefits\n
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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.
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We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
\nInclusive 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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If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
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Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
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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.
\n
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
\nInclusive 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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If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
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Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.