Software Engineer, Screening Controls

Wise

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On-site
Location
Tallinn, Estonia
Posted
36 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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Aug 13, 2126

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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

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Screening Controls

As a Software Engineer - Screening Controls, you will join the Screening Controls team to build and operate the control framework that screens customers, counterparties, and transactions across all products. You will design and build scalable, fault-tolerant screening services for sanctions, politically exposed persons, and adverse media risk while ensuring high availability and sub-second latency for real-time flows. Collaborating with Compliance and regional teams, you will develop features to integrate screening solutions into various products while maintaining auditability and data lineage. The role requires proficiency in Java 8+, the Spring Framework, microservices best practices, relational databases, query optimization, schema design, React, and CI/CD pipelines. You will solve critical financial crime problems by automating screening processes and managing integrations with multiple data providers and regional regulatory lists to mitigate risk while maintaining a frictionless user experience.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant screening services for sanctions, PEPs, and adverse media.
  • Implement robust observability, retry mechanisms, and degradation strategies to meet strict latency and availability SLOs.
  • Develop platform capabilities that allow new products to integrate with screening systems automatically.
  • Partner with Compliance and regional teams to define control requirements and rollout plans.
  • Evolve data models and schemas to ensure auditability and lineage across event streams.
  • Integrate multiple data providers and regional regulatory lists into the existing infrastructure.
  • Automate screening solutions to enable high-volume processing of millions of events in real-time.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience with Java 8+.
  • Experience with the Spring Framework and microservices best practices.
  • Experience with relational databases, query optimization, and schema design.
  • Practical familiarity with modern front-end frameworks like React.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Experience with banking or FinCrime (preferred).

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