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.
The Recurring Payin team owns the Direct Debit API that powers automated payments into Wise. Underneath this, we are building a platform that allows customers to easily schedule top-ups or business collections.
The platform is also built on top of our internal Payin Platform rails; which is a critical component to the Wise money-movement machine and we’re looking for an engineer motivated to come and help us build for this.
We primarily offer APIs for any partner looking to set up automated funding or pre-authorizations. From setting up GBP balance top ups automatically to allowing business partners collect EUR bills monthly without having the customer go through the flow every time; our platform aims to consolidate all these use-cases.
We aim to allow customers to give a one time permission (pre-authorization) for Wise to pull money across any payment method, a USD bank account or a EUR issued bank card; you name it.
Job Responsibilities:
Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services written in Java and Kotlin using the Spring Boot framework, deployed on cloud infrastructure (AWS)
Build and maintain RESTful APIs that serve millions of customers across web and mobile platforms
Develop and optimise services powering the card pay-in payment method — one of the most popular payment methods, enabling Wise customers to move around £1 billion every month
Design and implement database schemas, write and optimise SQL queries against PostgreSQL databases handling high-volume transactional data
Build and maintain event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka for asynchronous processing of financial events across distributed services
Develop and maintain a payment orchestration system that dynamically routes payments across Payment Service Providers to optimize for cost and reliability
Write automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure correctness and reliability of financial systems
Conduct code reviews for team members, ensuring code quality, security, and adherence to engineering standards
Participate in on-call rotations to monitor and respond to production incidents for Tier 2 critical services
Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and engineers across other teams to deliver cross-functional projects
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and technical debt in existing systems
Ensure development follows security best practices, particularly around handling of sensitive financial data and compliance with financial regulations
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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Skills Required
- Backend development using Java and Kotlin
- Spring Boot framework experience
- AWS cloud infrastructure experience
- RESTful API development
- PostgreSQL and SQL experience, including schema design and query optimization
- Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture experience
- Automated testing across unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
- Experience developing scalable, reliable financial or transactional systems
- Participation in on-call support for production services
Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is broadly accessible through RSUs granted to all employees in addition to salary, aligning rewards with company performance. This company‑wide ownership stance is consistently highlighted in the benefits descriptions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is notably generous, with a global minimum of 33 days and 36 days listed for U.S. locations. After four years, a six‑week paid sabbatical plus a £1,000 stipend further strengthens time‑away benefits.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle support includes work‑from‑anywhere for up to 90 days per year after six months, flexible working principles, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program. Extras like three annual “Me Days” and a professional‑development allowance add quality‑of‑life value.
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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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.
