Engineering Lead - Tax Experience

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Tallinn, Harju maakond, EST
Hybrid
80K-100K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Wise is one of the fastest growing fintechs in the world and we’re on a mission to make money without borders a new norm
The Role
Lead a cross-functional Tax Experience engineering team partnering with product to define roadmap and deliver scalable, resilient web and distributed systems. Mentor engineers, drive execution, set technical standards, coordinate across teams, own hiring and long-term team impact, and ensure high-quality, well-tested code and architecture.
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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

The team you will join: Tax Experience

 

With Wise Assets, we’ve enabled customers to grow the money they hold with Wise  - giving them access to government-backed assets that track base rates, or a global stock index fund. This is a product that challenges traditional banking by putting customers in control of how their balance is held. Banks keep the yield; we pass it on.

The approach is unique:

• A current account backed by real assets

• Daily returns across the entire balance

• Instant access with no penalties or lock-ins

• Segregated, bankruptcy-protected custody

About the Team: 

Our investment products create tax obligations. The team mission is to make tax season effortless and seamless for Wise customers. We strive to simplify tax complexities by doing the heavy lifting for them, ensuring they easily understand their tax obligations. Additionally, we provide comprehensive, crystal-clear reporting to guarantee total product transparency. Our goal is to empower customers with the insights they need to feel completely confident in our platform and understand exactly how it works for them.

What you’ll do

• Partner with a Product Manager and a cross-functional team to shape the roadmap, set the technical and product vision, and ensure we deliver scalable, resilient solutions.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a talented group of engineers — helping them grow, removing blockers, and enabling them to do their best work.
• Ensure strong execution: clear planning, realistic commitments, and healthy team operations.
• Stay close to the tech and the product — setting high standards for engineering quality and leading by example.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Work with other engineering leads across Wise to keep the team aligned with our wider technical strategy and long-term architecture.
• Own hiring, development, and long-term impact of your team.

Qualifications

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!

  • A strong product mindset and passion for user experience, you prioritise work with the customers in mind and make data-driven decisions to fix customer pain-points

  • Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts to non-technical audiences

  • Ability to work independently while also being a supportive team player. Your work will frequently involve cross-team collaboration.

  • Ability to break down complex projects into incremental milestones that deliver customer value

  • Ability to coordinate complex projects across different teams

  • Experience in developing web applications and distributed systems in a production environment

  • Experience with common design and architectural patterns coupled with a passion for writing clean code that is performant and well tested

  • Curiosity and drive for continuous learning and improvement

  • Following and advocating best coding practices, continuous delivery and code reviews

  • Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and designing schemas is a plus

  • Knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, and with a messaging system, like Kafka, is a plus. But don’t worry we don’t expect you to know everything!

Additional Information

What we offer:

  • 💰 Starting salary: €6666.66 - €8333.33gross/month + Wise's RSUs

  • 🚀 RSUs in a rapidly growing company

  • 💻 Flexible working model 

  • 💪 An annual self-development budget

  • ☀️ Paid time off: 28 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually

  • 🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years

  • 🌟Be part of a global team with a global mindset!

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

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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.

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.

Skills Required

  • Strong product mindset and passion for user experience
  • Great communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
  • Ability to break down complex projects into incremental milestones that deliver customer value
  • Ability to coordinate complex projects across different teams
  • Experience developing web applications and distributed systems in production
  • Experience with common design and architectural patterns and writing clean, performant, well-tested code
  • Advocate best coding practices, continuous delivery and code reviews
  • Experience with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and schema design
  • Knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)

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Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Global paid time off is presented as 33–36 days including local public holidays, plus three “Me Days,” with a paid six‑week sabbatical and stipend after four years. Work-from-anywhere for up to 90 days per year after six months further complements time away and flexibility.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility RSUs are granted to all employees, enabling broad ownership in the company. Equity is positioned as a standard, company‑wide component of total rewards.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is described as generous across markets, with U.S. pages listing up to 18 weeks fully paid for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non‑birthing parents. Additional family‑oriented supports such as onsite Mother’s Rooms and abortion travel benefits are noted in certain locations.

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The Company
9,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies. In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.

Why Work With Us

We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We expect new joiners in the office most days to build connections and learn from colleagues for their first six months. After that, most Wisers split their working week between the office and home, typically coming in at least 12 times a month.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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