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Company Description
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.
- More about our mission and what we offer .
Job Description
At Wise, we're not just developing a product; we're redefining the financial landscape. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will be at the heart of this transformation, entrusted with complex, critical tasks that extend across the breadth of our technological endeavours.
Why This Role Matters:
- You will be joining our Compute team, a core component of our technological fabric.
- This team's mission is critical: to establish a robust, scalable platform that enables our engineers across the globe to deploy and manage services efficiently.
- Our platform is designed to handle immense scale and complexity, ensuring that millions of users experience seamless financial transactions.
- Your work will be pivotal in evolving this platform to new heights, leveraging advanced technologies and methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and Enhance Our Platform: You will take ownership of significant system components, designing and implementing scalable solutions that handle complex operational loads with high reliability and security.
- Drive Automation and Efficiency: Innovate and implement cutting-edge automation solutions at both the infrastructure (AWS) and application levels, reducing manual overhead, accelerating deployment cycles, and increasing system resilience.
- Holistic System Outlook: Assess the ecosystem as a whole to identify technological and systemic improvements. Your strategic oversight will help in preemptively addressing potential scalability and reliability issues before they impact our services.
- Active Collaboration and Leadership: While you will be deeply involved in hands-on technical work, your role also entails leading projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to share knowledge, mentor peers, and refine our engineering practices.
- Embrace and Extend Cloud-Native Practices: With ongoing investments in AWS and Kubernetes, you will have the opportunity to lead initiatives that expand our capabilities in the cloud-native landscape, from developing Kubernetes operators to enhancing our service mesh infrastructure.
Impact:
- Your contributions will directly impact the ease with which millions of our customers manage their money across borders.
- The solutions you develop and the efficiencies you create will play a crucial role in sustaining and accelerating Wise's growth, ensuring that our infrastructure is a step ahead of our customer's needs and global market demands.
Challenges and Opportunities:
- This role is designed for those who thrive in environments where the pace is fast, the landscape is continually evolving, and the stakes are high.
- You will tackle complex problems that require a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and practical execution.
- The diversity of challenges will offer continuous learning opportunities, sharpening your skills and deepening your expertise in a dynamic, supportive environment.
Additional Information
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.
- If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs .
- Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram .