Engineering Lead - Business Expense Management - Backend

Wise

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Work type
On-site
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
$105,000–$135,000 / yr
Posted
97 days ago
Nearby
36 roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $120k
$91k most similar roles pay here $240k

This role pays less than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $168,620–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $120k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 similar postings.

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About Wise

Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a global technology company specializing in international money transfers and multi-currency accounts, offering transparent low-cost foreign exchange for individuals and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & International Payments

Wise currently has 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $105,000–$132,500 across 6 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Lead - Business Expense Management - Backend

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As an Engineering Lead for the Business Expense Management team at Wise in London, you will oversee a diverse group of engineers to develop and maintain robust backend systems that simplify global employee expense management for small businesses. Your daily responsibilities include designing technical roadmaps, leading the development of new solutions such as automated expense tracking and business card features, and ensuring code quality through rigorous reviews. You will work closely with product managers and other engineering squads to integrate innovative financial tools like AI-driven document scanning and auto-categorization into Wise’s suite of products used by over 700,000 businesses worldwide. Proficiency in backend technologies, distributed systems, and experience with languages such as Java or Python is essential, alongside strong leadership skills to mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence.

Skills

Python Java Go Ruby Node.js Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis GraphQL LLM_technologies API_design Microservices

What you'll do

  • Design and build robust distributed backend systems for business expense management.
  • Own the technical roadmap to maintain high standards in application development.
  • Provide hands-on leadership in architectural design, code reviews, and best practices.
  • Lead and mentor a diverse team of engineers, fostering their technical growth.
  • Drive initiatives from concept to delivery to develop new products for customers.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience in designing and building robust distributed backend systems.
  • Proven track record of leading technical roadmaps and driving product development initiatives.
  • Hands-on expertise in code reviews, architectural design, and maintaining high coding standards.
  • Strong leadership skills in mentoring a diverse team of engineers and fostering technical growth.
  • Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape technical roadmaps and solve complex problems.
  • Deep understanding of automating business processes using LLM technologies for expense management solutions.

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