Engineering Lead II - Trust & Safety Financial ...

@ Wise

About Wise

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. With minimal fees and maximum ease, Wise enables people and businesses to send money internationally, ensuring affordable and fast transactions.

Team Overview: Trust & Safety

The Trust & Safety team safeguards the platform against financial crime while protecting legitimate customers. By leveraging machine learning, real-time transaction monitoring and data analysis, the team builds controls to keep Wise accounts secure.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop a globally scalable real-time payment fraud prevention system.
• Utilize machine learning techniques to identify potential risks.
• Collaborate with fraud investigators and product teams for effective solutions.
• Exceed regulatory requirements and set industry standards in financial crime prevention.

Technical Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and best practices guidance.
• Direct architectural design, code reviews, and roadmap creation.
• Improve reliability and scalability of services.
• Lead solutions development for real-time check engines and vendor integrations.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Mentor a diverse team of junior and senior engineers.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Leads, Staff Engineers, and Product teams.
• Navigate complex priorities and make trade-offs to mitigate risk.
• Represent the team in stakeholder discussions across the company.

What You Need

• Strong background in software engineering with expertise in scalable systems.
• Experience delivering robust production services and guiding teams through technical challenges.
• Product mindset with strong ownership and customer focus.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in payments, financial crime, or similar high-stakes domains.
• Prior experience with global distributed teams.
• Track record in scaling systems for enterprise clients.
• Proven experience in growing teams for global impact.

What Do We Offer

Starting salary: £125,000-£153,000 plus RSU and Wise Benefits. Wise is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring every team member is respected and empowered.

Key skills/competency

• Financial Crime
• Trust & Safety
• Machine Learning
• Real-time Monitoring
• Software Engineering
• Scalable Systems
• Technical Leadership
• Product Mindset
• Mentoring
• Risk Management