As a Senior Software Engineer on the Alpine Money Movement team in Budapest, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining high-impact direct integrations with local payment systems for Swiss Franc (CHF) and Swedish Krona (SEK), ensuring operational excellence through continuous optimization of existing infrastructure. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to build features that streamline financial transitions for international relocators. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in Java or Kotlin, proficiency with Spring framework, and a deep understanding of JDBC and database internals. You will work on complex systems at scale, contributing to the company’s mission of providing seamless money transfers across Switzerland and the Nordic region.
Develop new direct integrations with local payment systems for CHF and SEK.
Maintain and optimize existing infrastructure to reduce risk and improve system resilience.
Work independently on customer problems, taking end-to-end ownership of projects.
Contribute to building features that ease financial transitions for international relocators.
Design and optimize relational database schemas and query performance.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience in Java, Kotlin, or other JVM-based languages
Proficiency with Spring framework and deep understanding of JDBC and database internals
Ability to work independently on customer problems and take end-to-end ownership of projects
Experience working closely with product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams daily
Expertise in relational databases, query optimization, and schema design
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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