Senior Software Engineer I FX Risk

We are looking for a Software Engineer with a strong product and engineering mindset to join our Treasury FX Risk team.

Our team calculates FX risk from trading foreign exchange to meet Wises liquidity needs. We manage mission critical services that provide accurate real-time risk calculations and aggregate market data from platforms like Bloomberg and Reuters. Collaborating with Data Science we also ensure risks are hedged accurately and dynamically. Our systems offer a real-time view of Wises global financial positions translating transactions into actual and forecasted money movements. Trading teams rely on our data to manage FX exposure and execute trades worth tens to hundreds of millions of pounds making reliability and scalability our top priorities.

How we work

We operate on a strong belief in automation programmatic implementation and reusable design. Were looking for people who can step back and think holistically about the ecosystem but also follow through and help implement the design; drawing on the resources across the rest of the treasury tribe.

As we grow sustaining our trajectory requires ongoing refinement and iteration of our services with a focus on availability security and user experience. We need a seasoned engineer who can dissect complex requirements and create elegant impactful solutions empowering our teams to advance our mission with agility and confidence.

What will you be working on

You will be working on initiatives to ensure that our services continue to provide accurate and timely data as the company scales.

• Improving the scalability and reliability of our exchange rates infrastructure

• Designing and implementing real time data streaming flows to enable real time monitoring of metrics related to financial risks

• Tackle challenges related to processing large data volumes addressing performance bottlenecks and implementing fault-tolerant solutions.

• Gain in-depth expertise in the finance and treasury domains contributing to the management of Wises financial infrastructure.

• Collaborate deeply with Operations Analytics Trading and Product teams to align technical and business objectives.

Qualifications :

What do you need

We acknowledge that engineers continuously evolve their skillsets and we are committed to supporting your growth. However we are looking for candidates who can bring these core skills to the table:

• 5 years of professional software development experience

• Extensive experience and proven track record in software engineering ideally with a focus on financial systems or markets (not hard requirement)

• Exceptional product mindset able to balance customer-centric and data-driven approaches

• Expertise in messaging systems such as Kafka

• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot is highly valued

• Experience with both relational and non-relational database design

• Commitment to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing

• Advocating for best practices in code quality continuous delivery and robust code reviews

The successful candidate will onboard rapidly bringing insights to help refine the team vision while contributing to the potent impact our products have on customers lives.

This role is at IC3 level. You can find more details about what it means to be an IC3 at Wise by checking out Our Engineering career map. 

Additional Information :

What you get back

• Stock options in a growing company 

• Hybrid working: up to two days of working from home each week and three months fully remote. Find out more about our hybrid way of working.

• A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years 

• Parental leave: 26 weeks maternity leave at full pay plus 13 weeks at statutory maternity pay; 18 weeks with full pay for paternity leave

• An annual all-expenses-paid company trip - Mission days

• Private medical insurance pension plan

• An annual self-development budget

Find out more about our benefits in our London office.

Interested Find out more:

• Wises Mission

• Wise: Moving money around the world Podcast

• Our quarterly Mission updates

• How We Work and our Values

• Building diverse product teams at Wise Video

• Our Engineering career map

...or check out our Engineering blog.

What do we offer: 

• Starting salary: RSU

• Wise Benefits

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time