Senior Software Engineer - Recommend Team (Java)

In this role you will help evolve and scale Wise’s recommendation platform and reward systems for a global audience. You will design and build the backend integrations, APIs, and product experiences that shape the first customer experience for new users. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a smooth, data-driven onboarding journey and effective rewards. This is an opportunity to impact how Wise acquires and delights customers at scale with robust, maintainable systems.

• evolve and scale the recommendation platform and reward mechanisms
• build systems and APIs for the onboarding and referral journey
• shape the first customer experience for new customers
• collaborate with product managers, data scientists, data analysts, and engineers to improve customer experience

• 5+ years of experience in Java or Kotlin (or other JVM-based language)
• Strong experience with Spring framework
• Relational databases, distributed and concurrent systems (Kafka)
• experience with testing strategies (unit/integration)
• clear communication and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• end-to-end ownership of projects and customer-focused decision making
• ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams
• focus on code quality, best practices, and code reviews

• collaboration
• communication
• customer focus
• Java or Kotlin (JVM)
• Spring Framework
• Relational databases