Senior Software Engineer I, Reliability

Wise

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London, United Kingdom
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180 days ago
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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 I, Reliability

As a Sr Software Engineer I - Reliability, you will join the Reliability Engineering team to enhance the reliability, performance, and compliance of critical business services. You will work cross-functionally with software engineering teams to identify and implement improvements for backend microservices by developing common libraries and implementing resilient strategies for capacity, autoscaling, redundancy, and performance. Your daily work involves deep-diving into various services to suggest best practices and applying reliability patterns such as development, resiliency, and observability. The role requires expertise in Java or other backend languages, along with experience in Kubernetes and cloud-based architectures. You will also troubleshoot application, database, and data issues while designing scalable solutions for the platform ecosystem. This role focuses on maintaining high availability and improving customer experience within a complex microservices environment.

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What you'll do

  • Identify opportunities to optimize performance for critical backend microservices.
  • Improve common libraries used by multiple teams across the organization.
  • Implement org-wide strategies for capacity, autoscaling, resiliency, and redundancy.
  • Conduct deep-dives into product services to suggest and implement reliability best practices.
  • Develop scalable solutions to improve service availability and customer experience.
  • Troubleshoot complex application, database, and data-related issues.
  • Contribute directly to the Wise product using Java or other backend languages.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in product engineering with a focus on making a significant impact.
  • Strong collaboration skills to influence team priorities and work across functions.
  • Experience working with microservices in Kubernetes and cloud-based architectures.
  • Hands-on software engineering experience using Java or other backend languages.
  • Expertise in applying reliability best practices, including development, resiliency patterns, and observability.
  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting application, database, and data-related issues.
  • Strong prioritization skills and effective time management.

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