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Senior Software Engineer II - Engineering Experience

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Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Build and operate developer productivity tools and shared engineering services used across Wise. Own agentic tooling, security, model access, telemetry, evaluations, and an MCP-based engineering knowledge base. Lead AI enablement through workshops and adoption campaigns, improve developer platforms across the software lifecycle, and use research and data to remove common engineering friction. The role also involves technical leadership, production software ownership, code reviews, system design, and cross-team advocacy.
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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

About the role:

Engineering Experience looks after developer productivity at Wise. We work in two ways. We operate services that engineers rely on every day, and we are the pillar team responsible for improving engineering productivity across Wise.

We are looking for an experienced software engineer who wants to make life better for other engineers. You will build and run tools, help set our technical direction and work directly with teams so the things we create are useful in practice. This is a hands-on role for someone who writes strong production software and is comfortable teaching, advocating and leading change.

How we work:

Everything we build needs to work for more than 1,200 engineers. That scale matters. We are not looking for isolated wins. Saving every engineer an hour has a huge impact, so we focus on common problems and solutions that work across Wise.

We learn by talking to engineers, looking at usage data and seeing how our services behave in production. We use that evidence to design, build and operate improvements that are secure, reliable and easy to use. Adoption is part of the engineering work. We run workshops, write practical guidance and communicate in large engineering forums to help good tools become everyday habits.

We are an AI first team using agentic development tools across the entire SDLC to enhance our productivity and have more impact at Wise. We do not use the tools to replace what we care about, which is people, relationships and working as a team.

What will you be working on?:

  • Owning and operating the agentic tooling used by engineers across Wise, including security, access to models and tools, telemetry and evaluation.

  • Building an engineering knowledge base exposed through a MCP server, so engineers and AI agents can find trusted internal context when they need it.

  • Leading AI enablement across engineering through hands-on workshops, practical guidance and adoption campaigns that help teams use these tools confidently in their day-to-day work.

  • Building and operating products that remove friction across software development, from local setup and code review through to deployment and operation.

  • Improving the developer portal and other shared engineering services so tools, guidance and engineering signals are easy to find and act on.

  • Using research, feedback and data to find problems shared by many teams, then turning them into software and changes that save engineers time across Wise.

What do you need?:

  • A senior engineer comfortable working in a polyglot environment. Our tools and services span languages including Java, Go, Python and TypeScript. You need to be an expert in either Java, Go or TypeScript, but not all of them.

  • Strong experience building and operating production software, including taking services from design through to reliable operation.

  • Excellent software design judgement. You can break down complex problems, define clear boundaries and interfaces, and build systems that are testable, maintainable and observable.

  • Practical experience using agentic tools to deliver real user stories, not only prototypes. You know how to give agents the right context and constraints, review their output and take responsibility for the result.

  • A genuine passion for AI developer tooling and a habit of learning as the field changes. You are interested in how these tools are built, secured, evaluated and adopted.

  • Experience building internal platforms or tooling used by other engineers, with the empathy to treat engineers as your users.

  • Experience leading large technical initiatives across teams and keeping delivery moving when the path is not obvious.

  • Strong code review skills and a high bar for engineering quality, including clear tests and practical feedback that helps other engineers improve.

  • Confidence explaining technical ideas to varied audiences, leading workshops and advocating for change across a large engineering organisation.

Interested? Find out more:

  • How we work – a practical guide

  • DEI @ Wise

  • Wise Tech Stack (2025 update)

  • See what it's like to work at Wise London!

  • Our Engineering career map

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

What do we offer: 

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

  • Wise Benefits

Interested in more than one role?

If you're interested in multiple roles, please apply for just one—the one you're most excited about. If you submit multiple applications requiring the same assessment, we'll continue your recruitment journey using your first application, and any duplicate applications will be automatically closed. This helps ensure a fair and consistent interview process. If another role feels like a better fit, you can discuss this with your recruiter during the process.

 

 

 

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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