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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 life 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.
Job DescriptionWe’re looking for an Engineering Lead to join the embedded finance vertical at Wise Platform. Our mission is to build the world's best embedded finance platform for our partners. We work closely with multiple functions within our vertical from solutions engineering and business development to understand the pain points of some of the largest enterprises in the world to build robust, scalable solutions for them. In the team you will be exposed to a wide range of challenges for our partners from being able to frictionlessly onboard their consumer and business customers to seamlessly moving money across borders.
This is a hands-on engineering lead role that will support the engineers in their growth and driving technical decisions in building reliable, scalable products. You will be working closely with a product manager in developing a long term vision and roadmap for the team and their domain.
What will you be working on?
This is a hands-on role so you will be designing, developing, and maintaining the team’s services.
Mentoring and supporting engineers in the team in their growth and development.
Support the team in technical decisions to make sure we build a high quality product that is reliable and scalable.
Working closely with a Product Manager to own and drive the team’s direction and product plans.
Collaborate with teams across Wise to deliver real impact and expand the functionality we can offer to our partners on our platform.
Ownership of the team’s services and product. Pushing best practices and high quality products.
A bit about you:
Product-Led Mindset: You don’t just build features; you build solutions. You have a deep empathy for the user and a track record of shipping successful customer-facing products.
Technical Authority: You are an expert in Java (or similar modern stacks) and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty in the code.
Architect of Scale: You’ve "been there, done that" with distributed systems and microservices. You know how to build for high scalability and long-term reliability.
Multiplier of Talent: You find genuine joy in mentoring. You have a proven ability to lead small teams, fostering an environment where engineers grow and succeed.
Bridge Builder: You translate "tech-speak" into plain English. Whether you’re whiteboarding with a designer or presenting to a Product Manager, you communicate with clarity and purpose.
What you get back:
🚀 RSU's in a growing company
💪 An annual self-development budget
❤️ Statutory maternity leave, with a perk of 18 fully paid weeks of parental leave for birth or adoption
❤️ Paternity leave for 18 weeks at full pay
🌿 3 fully paid ‘me days’ per year to help you manage life
🌍 Relocation and visa expenses covered
🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
Find out more about our benefits in our Budapest office.
Interested? Find out more:
👀 How we work – a practical guide
💻 The Wise Tech Stack, 2025 edition
📈 Our Engineering career map
❤️Our values
…or check out our Engineering blog.
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.
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