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Company DescriptionWise is one the fastest growing companies in Europe and we’re on a mission: to make money without borders the new normal. We’ve got 16 million customers across the globe and we’re growing. Fast.Current banking systems don’t let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply.So, we’re building a new one.We need a Senior Software Engineer to join our mission and help us build a global platform that’s scalable, reliable and secure. You’ll dive right into projects on data governance core systems and internal tooling.Job DescriptionAbout the roleWe are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a data security and privacy mindset to join our Data Governance team.It is imperative that we protect our customers’ money and data. In addition, there are many interesting challenges when it comes to meeting regulatory requirements world-wide. As a Senior Software Engineer in the wider Platform tribe and Engineering organisation, you will have an opportunity to directly affect data governance engineering strategy, building production systems ensuring we have strong and effective data governance controls in place, to detect and mitigate risks across our systems.Data Governance team develops and operates Wise’s data governance systems and tooling integrations with the numerous data technologies and services powering the Wise mission.How we workWe operate on a strong belief in automation, programmatic implementation, and reusable design. We’re looking for people who can step back and think holistically about the ecosystem, but also follow through and help implement the design; drawing on the resources across the rest of the platform tribe.As we grow, our services architecture and data ecosystems get more complex. We need to sustain this growth by ensuring automated controls, with a focus on availability, security, and ease of use. We’re looking for an engineer with relevant experience who can analyse complex requirements and deliver simple solutions to help our teams achieve our mission with speed and confidence.What will you be working on?Work closely with our Platform, Security and Privacy teams to ensure Wise’s data processing systems conform to security best practices and our policiesArchitect, design and implement reliable data governance services and toolingHelp protect customer data and meet regulatory requirements worldwideContribute to our mission of building secure data systems and flows powering the rails for global finance that customers can trustWhat do you need?Solid experience as a backend engineer during which you developed skills in technologies like Spring boot, Docker, AWS, REST APIs (frontend skills will be a big plus)Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and developmentProficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Scala, Python) (JVM based language essential)A good understanding of relational databases, big data, and stream processing technologies (e.g. Kafka, S3, Flink, Snowflake)Experience with enterprise data catalogue/governance systems or eagerness to master them is preferableMastery of fundamental software engineering practices like good design documentation, unit testing, peer code reviews, and a preference for agile methodsExcellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and organisational skills to communicate effectively new processes and workflows, and interact with teams from different areas of the organisationAbility to assess risk and impact to the business and individuals from a privacy and data protection perspectiveYou get back:The ability to choose your own path to success – you’ll have the freedom to define the visionThe freedom to have real impactThe opportunity to inspire teamsA fun work environment with social activities and eventsFind out more about our benefits in our office.Interested? Find out more:.Wise Engineering –#LI-AB3 #LI-HybridAdditional InformationFor 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.If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit .Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on and .Wise
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