Senior Software Engineer - FX Markets

Wise

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Posted
88 days ago

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer - FX Markets

Join our Treasury FX Risk team as a Senior Software Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in managing mission-critical services that provide real-time risk calculations and aggregate market data from platforms like Bloomberg and Reuters. Your day-to-day responsibilities include improving the scalability and reliability of exchange rates infrastructure, designing real-time data streaming flows for financial risk monitoring, and addressing performance bottlenecks with fault-tolerant solutions. Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot is essential, along with strong ownership and communication skills to drive cross-team projects. You will collaborate closely with Operations, Analytics, Trading, and Product teams to ensure technical alignment with business objectives, contributing to the management of Wise’s financial infrastructure at scale.

What you'll do

  • Improve scalability and reliability of exchange rates infrastructure.
  • Design real-time data streaming flows for financial risk monitoring.
  • Address performance bottlenecks in handling large data volumes.
  • Implement fault-tolerant solutions to ensure system stability.
  • Gain expertise in finance and treasury domains, contributing to management.

What we're looking for

  • Proficient in Java and Spring Boot.
  • Strong ownership mindset with excellent cross-team communication skills.
  • Ability to break down complex projects into manageable milestones.
  • Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers.
  • Commitment to best coding practices, continuous delivery, and code reviews.

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