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 DescriptionAbout the AML Risk team
Instant, low cost, and convenient are three guiding principles for the products Wise offers its customers. These same benefits can also appeal to people who seek to misuse financial services for money laundering and other financial crimes.
IMF estimates that up to 5% of World GDP is laundered each year.
The AML Risk team, within the AML Squad at Wise, builds systems and controls that detect money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Our work covers Wise’s products and regions.
We use data and our knowledge of criminal activity to create effective detection controls and useful alerts. Criminal activity changes quickly. We improve our controls as new risks appear. We aim to detect more real risk, reduce false alerts, and avoid unnecessary friction for legitimate customers.
What will you be working on?
AML Squad is looking for an experienced Engineer to help shape how Wise detects money laundering and terrorist financing risk.
You will own large, impactful projects and their technical roadmaps. You will work with engineers, product managers, data scientists, analysts, and AML subject matter experts.
What will you be doing?
Design and build AML detection controls that can evolve and scale.
Own large projects, their technical roadmaps, and their delivery.
Shape product decisions and explain the customer problem and expected impact.
Improve reliability, security, and technical quality.
Mentor engineers and share knowledge across the team.
The technology you’ll work with
Our primary technology stack is Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka. You’ll work with distributed services, asynchronous processing and data at scale.
We design for scalability, observability, privacy, security, reliability, and cost.
QualificationsWhat are we looking for?
You are an expert in your technical discipline.
You understand your team’s technical and business domain.
You design systems with long-term change and scale in mind.
You mentor and coach other engineers.
You have 5+ years of experience building backend systems, distributed systems, or data-intensive systems.
Experience with AML or financial crime is preferred, but not required.
Experience running machine learning or large language models in production is preferred, but not required.
Impact
Your work will improve how Wise detects financial crime. You will help detect more real risk, reduce false alerts, and avoid unnecessary friction for legitimate customers.
Additional InformationFor 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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Skills Required
- Expertise in the relevant technical discipline
- Understanding of the team's technical and business domain
- Ability to design systems for long-term change and scale
- Experience mentoring and coaching engineers
- 5+ years of experience building backend, distributed, or data-intensive systems
- Experience with AML or financial crime
- Experience running machine learning or large language models in production
Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. materials describe extensive paid leave (PTO, sick time, holidays, “Me Days,” volunteer and compassionate leave) plus a paid six‑week sabbatical after four years. Feedback suggests the time‑off package is a standout element of the offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Benefits information highlights up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave in many locations, with clear tenure qualifiers in some markets. Feedback suggests these policies are robust and a notable strength.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Company and job-posting materials indicate RSUs are a regular part of compensation, with a shift toward RSUs since 2022. Feedback suggests the equity component is a relatively substantial part of total rewards.
Wise Insights
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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Wise Offices
Hybrid Workspace
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.
