Senior Backend Engineer – Send Core

The responsibilities of a Senior Backend Engineer at Wise primarily revolve around designing, building, and scaling distributed systems that support high-volume international money transfers. You will take ownership of the full development cycle, ensuring code quality, maintaining high performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the Send experience.

Essential qualifications for the Senior Backend Engineer role at Wise include a solid background in Java or Kotlin, experience with the Spring framework, and familiarity with messaging systems like Kafka. Candidates should also have hands-on experience with microservices and a strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases.

Wise encourages career growth for its Senior Backend Engineers through leadership opportunities, mentoring, and contributing to a robust engineering culture. Employees are motivated to take ownership of projects and are provided with resources to advance their skills and career.

The Send Core team at Wise stands out because of its mission to create the industry's most reliable Send product. The team focuses on delivering a seamless and predictable transfer experience and works on complex challenges that directly impact how millions of people manage their global finance.

At Wise, a Senior Backend Engineer can expect an inclusive and diverse work culture that values collaboration and equality. We believe that diverse teams deliver the best results and foster a respectful environment where everyone is empowered to contribute and progress in their careers.

Certainly! When discussing your experience, focus on specific projects where you designed and scaled distributed systems. Highlight the technologies you used, the challenges you faced, and how you ensured reliability and performance in your solutions.

Share your strategies on breaking down complex problems into manageable parts. Explain how you gather data, prioritize customer feedback, and collaborate with team members to develop effective solutions that enhance product functionality.

Highlight your experience with messaging systems like Kafka, explaining how they have helped you design fault-tolerant architectures and handle real-time data efficiently. Emphasize the benefits you observed in terms of reliability and speed.

Discuss your practices around code reviews, unit testing, and continuous integration. Share your understanding of maintainable code design principles and how these practices positively impact long-term project outcomes.

Provide a detailed overview of a specific challenge, such as optimizing transaction processing speed or handling high volumes of user traffic. Explain the steps you took to overcome it and the outcomes of your efforts.

Talk about the principles of RESTful API design, focusing on scalability, error handling, and versioning. Discuss the importance of documentation and how you ensure that APIs remain adaptable to future needs.

Explain your approach to simplifying technical terms and using analogies to convey complex concepts. Mention the importance of understanding the audience and adjusting your communication style to ensure clarity.

Discuss any specific tools or frameworks you've used, such as Spring Boot or Docker. Emphasize how these tools help streamline microservices development and improve overall project efficiency.

Describe your methods for task prioritization, such as agile methodologies or Kanban boards. Highlight your ability to balance multiple projects and shifting priorities while maintaining high-quality work.

Express your enthusiasm for Wise's mission to improve global financial transactions. Share your passion for engineering and solving real-world problems, emphasizing how your values align with those of the company.