Senior Software Engineer, Risk Intelligence Platform

Wise

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Location
Tallinn, Estonia
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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Sep 18, 2126

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Risk Intelligence Platform

As a Senior Software Engineer - Risk Intelligence Platform, you will join the Risk Machine Learning team to build tools and automation that empower FinCrime teams to develop and improve machine learning models. You will work at the intersection of backend engineering, data, and machine learning to address challenges in model experimentation, bias, fairness, automated training-set maintenance, and threshold analysis. Your daily work involves solving complex problems within a microservices architecture to prevent financial crimes like money laundering and account takeovers. The role requires expertise in Java, Python, SQL, and no-SQL databases, along with experience in batch or stream processing using Apache Spark and Flink/Kafka. You will also utilize system integration patterns and potentially leverage technologies like Apache Iceberg and Trino to build robust infrastructure for fraud prevention and sanctions monitoring.

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What you'll do

  • Develop tools and automation for the Risk Intelligence Platform to support fraud prevention, AML, and sanctions teams.
  • Build backend systems that facilitate model experimentation, bias analysis, and automated training-set maintenance.
  • Solve complex engineering problems at the intersection of backend development, data engineering, and machine learning.
  • Implement end-to-end solutions for technical challenges related to financial crime detection and prevention.
  • Develop and maintain high-scale batch or stream processing pipelines using technologies like Spark and Kafka.
  • Manage and integrate distributed microservices and complex system integration patterns.
  • Provide technical guidance and ownership for the data engineering and machine learning community.
  • Translate customer pain points into data-driven technical solutions to improve the user experience.

What we're looking for

  • Typically 5+ years of experience with Java (11+, 21+).
  • Familiarity with Python.
  • Experience with batch or stream processing, preferably using Apache Spark and Flink/Kafka streams.
  • Familiarity with SQL and no-SQL document databases.
  • Experience with complex systems distributed across several microservices, Kafka, and scattered data.
  • Hands-on knowledge of system integration patterns.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a high level of ownership to implement solutions end-to-end.
  • ML Engineering or Data Engineering background (preferred); experience with Apache Iceberg and/or Trino (preferred).

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