# Software Engineer, Account Discovery at Wise

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> Responsibilities: - Build backend services that produce near

- **Company:** Wise (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/wise)
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 2–5 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Java, Backend Development, Relational Databases, Non-relational Databases, Query Optimisation, Schema Design, CI/CD Pipelines, Distributed Systems, Concurrent Systems, API Design, A/B Testing, Instrumentation, Clean Code, Unit Testing, Product Mindset, Technical Communication
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-05-13
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-05-14
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Wise/744000126374294-software-engineer-account-discovery (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/software-engineer-account-discovery-wise

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Build backend services that produce near real-time account overviews (actions, balances, events) with low latency and high correctness.
- Implement personalised, context-aware recommendation and discovery capabilities that are measurable and experimentable.
- Design and maintain APIs and supporting systems to ensure consistency, performance and cross-region availability.
- Tackle distributed system challenges: resilience, idempotency, retries, failure modes and capacity planning.
- Instrument services for observability and enable A/B testing and measurement across features.
- Embed security, privacy and compliance into design and delivery from day one.
- Collaborate closely with product, design and other engineers to prioritise customer value and deliver iterative improvements.

Requirements:
- Professional software development experience; preferably strong Java experience.
- Product mindset with focus on customer experience and data-driven decision making.
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases, schema design and query optimisation.
- Good engineering practices: clean, testable code, code reviews and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with distributed and concurrent systems and related tooling.
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.
- Comfort with experimentation, instrumentation and measuring impact in production.

## Responsibilities

Develop high-scale, low-latency backend services to power the account discovery dashboard and personalized recommendations. Build secure, resilient APIs and distributed systems that provide real-time account overviews for millions of customers.

## Requirements

Requires software development experience, preferably in Java, with strong skills in database design and distributed systems. Candidates should possess a product-driven mindset and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

## FAQ

- **Is this Software Engineer, Account Discovery role still open?** It was posted on 2026-05-13. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Wise's site before applying.
- **Does Wise offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Wise's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as London, United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Java, Backend Development, Relational Databases, Non-relational Databases, Query Optimisation, Schema Design, CI/CD Pipelines, Distributed Systems, Concurrent Systems, API Design, A/B Testing, Instrumentation, Clean Code, Unit Testing, Product Mindset, Technical Communication.

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