Senior Software Engineer I - Compliance Reporting team
* Full-time
* Compensation: GBP 85,000 - GBP 105,000 - yearly
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
As a Senior Engineer, you'll contribute significantly to large-sized impactful projects, taking ownership of complex features that improve how we handle external financial crime investigations queries. You'll work on automation systems and intelligent tools that process requests from partner banks and law enforcement agencies while reducing manual handling time and improving customer experience.
Scope of Responsibilities
* Contribute significantly to large-sized impactful projects in external financial crime investigations, from email processing improvements to unified case management platforms.
* Own the technical roadmap for automating investigative workflows while ensuring optimal customer experience and regulatory compliance.
* Improve automation systems using LLMs to better process incoming emails from law enforcement and partner banks.
* Build unified request handling platform that brings together RFI and LE case management workflows.
* Develop partner access capabilities enabling law enforcement and partner banks to access customer information more efficiently.
* Enhance escalation systems that better identify genuine criminal activity while reducing false positives and customer friction.
* Implement automated response generation using LLMs and templating systems for consistent, professional responses.
* Optimize suspended transaction handling to minimize customer impact while maintaining compliance.
* Mentor junior engineers in financial crime investigation processes and external stakeholder management.
* Collaborate across FinCrime teams to ensure effective intelligence sharing between investigations, fraud, and sanctions teams.
* Lead technical architecture discussions on systems handling sensitive law enforcement and partner communications.
* Drive automation improvements by identifying and implementing high-impact optimization opportunities.
* Work with external stakeholders including law enforcement agencies and partner banks to improve technical processes.
Technical Expertise
* Extensive experience working with Java, Spring framework, asynchronous message queues and microservices architecture – this is essential.
* Build scalable case management platforms that can handle growing request volumes globally.
* Implement data enrichment systems that automatically gather relevant customer information.
* Create flexible templating systems for generating responses across different jurisdictions and languages.
What We're Looking For
* 5+ years of software engineering experience with track record of building automation systems that handle external communications.
* Extensive experience working with Java, Spring framework, asynchronous message queues and microservices architecture.
* Interest in investigative processes and building tools that help detect and prevent financial crime.
* Customer-focused mindset understanding the impact of transaction suspensions and delays.
* Strong problem-solving skills for balancing automation efficiency with compliance requirements.
* Good communication skills for working with external law enforcement and partner bank stakeholders.
Nice to Have
* Previous experience with case management systems or workflow automation.
* Background in financial services or compliance technology.
* Experience with secure data sharing systems and access controls.
* Knowledge of compliance requirements for information sharing with authorities.
* Understanding of banking operations and partner bank processes.
* Experience building partner-facing systems with authentication and authorization.
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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