Senior Software Engineer II - Java - Security

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 role 

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with a passion for all things security.

Our team is Internal Access Tooling, in the Security squad. We build custom solutions for managing and monitoring access to Wise’s internal applications. Our goal is to provide efficient, segregated and auditable access to all operational tooling.

How we work

We operate on a strong belief in automation, programmatic implementation, and reusable design. We’re looking for people who can step back and think holistically about the ecosystem, but also follow through and help implement the design; drawing on the resources across the rest of the platform tribe.

As we grow, we also expand on internal tooling in our backoffice. We need to sustain this growth by continuously iterating on the services we run, with a focus on availability, security, and ease of use. We’re looking for an engineer with relevant experience who can analyse complex requirements and deliver simple solutions to help our teams achieve our mission with speed and confidence. 

What will you be working on?

• Working closely with product and platform engineers, as well as governance specialists, to find new ways of improving our access controls

• Making access management seamless by providing reliable custom tooling and proactive, easy-to-use solutions

• Designing and building new approaches to improving the overall security posture of Wise

• Mentoring junior engineers and helping the team to grow

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!

• Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, security concepts to other audiences

• Readiness to move fast and adapt quickly to change

• Experience with a microservice architecture

• Solid Java 17 plus knowledge

• You believe in and follow best coding practices, code reviews and open feedback

• You are security-conscious, security-literate and security-driven

Interested? Find out more:

• How we work – a practical guide

• Wise Tech Stack (2025 update)

• Our Engineering career map

• Scaling our Infrastructure; how we make it work

• Wise Engineering 

What do we offer: 

• 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.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.