Platform Engineer, Wise
Analytics
£80-102k
+ RSU
1-5 days a week in office
Money without borders
Be an early applicant
Money without borders
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£80-102k
+ RSU
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We’re on a mission. And it’s money without borders. Instant, convenient, transparent and — eventually — free.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience for this role. Whilst we appreciate all applications, please note that candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be considered
- Experience as an engineer during which you developed skills in container technologies like Docker or Kubernetes
- Infrastructure-as-code is a necessity of our daily operations, Wise uses Terraform but it’s more important the candidate is familiar with the concept and prioritises this practice in his/her work
- Experience running large data systems and production services in the cloud (AWS preferred)
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
- Familiarity with GitOps and Airflow is a big plus
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python or Java preferred)
- A good understanding of relational databases, big data, and stream processing technologies. These can vary but typically you’d find tools like Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, etc.
- Good grasp of fundamental software engineering practices like good design documentation, unit testing, peer code reviews, and a preference for agile methods
- Communication, presentation, interpersonal and organisational skills to communicate effectively new processes and workflows, and interact with teams from different areas of the organisation
Desirable
- Experience with tooling in the Observability space such as Grafana (other tools like New Relic or Kibana, etc.., are also taken into consideration)
- Familiarity with deploying and/or managing Analytics tools such as Looker and Superset
- Experience in building self-service tooling within the organisation that helps engineers, analysts or data scientists do their job more efficiently
What the job involves
- The Data services offered by the Data Squad is at the core of systems that store, process and leverage this data, ultimately providing real time decision making capabilities that serve as one of many drivers for business growth
- As a Platform Engineer, you will be integral to maintaining and enhancing the data platform's infrastructure to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability. You will have the opportunity to leverage technologies, such as Airflow, Iceberg, and Trino, to drive strategic initiatives and support the evolving needs of our organisation
- We also manage a deployment of PipelineWise (https://transferwise.github.io/pipelinewise/), an initiative which started with this team, as well our Snowflake-based data warehouse governance and the analytics dashboarding tools we have in place
- These systems are deployed either on an internally run Kubernetes cluster or run by the team on AWS components, eventually to be ported across to internally maintained solutions. We’re now starting off the migration to an orchestrated solution (K8s-based) and we need help to achieve this!
- Maintain and enhance the infrastructure supporting the data platform, ensuring high performance and availability
- Ensure the reliability and scalability of data flows across various systems and services
- Implement robust observability and alerting frameworks using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Analytics Experience and Data Governance, to ensure alignment in data serving and consumption patterns
- Help establish and maintain high-standard service level agreements (SLAs) for data availability, system responsiveness, and incident management
- Participate in the development and improvement of onboarding processes to promote a seamless user experience
- Design, execute, and support the ELT move to an orchestrated Airflow deployment
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Wise started when the two founders realised they would be better off trading Estonian kroons for British pounds (and vice versa) between themselves rather than going through banks. That was back in 2011, and they've since grown Wise into one of Europe's most successful tech businesses, exchanging billions of currency every month.
Wise rapidly grew by solving a significant problem for customers, who lost too much money to banks when exchanging currency. They've attracted investment from some of the best investors in the world, from Andreesen Horowitz to Index Ventures and even Richard Branson.
The challenge for Wise will be maintaining their edge and brand power in a market that's becoming increasingly crowded with new entrants (like Revolut and Monzo) and incumbents (traditional banks) trying to catch up. To do so, the company is ramping up its digital and marketing strategies, as well as pushing for further development of its existing products.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"I'm trusted to do my work regardless of whether I'm in the office or working from my spare room. Our mobile wiser scheme gives us the opportunity to..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2017
$280m
SERIES E
May 2016
$25.5m
SERIES D
Total funding: $395.9m
Company benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Discounts
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) + 3 Me Days
- RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)
- 6 Week Paid Sabbatical
- Mobile Wiser - work remote for up to 90 days a year 🛫
- Parental Leave
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Plus Many More!
Company values
- This isn’t just a job, we’re a revolution
- We get it done
- Customers > team > ego
- No drama. Good karma.
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Taavet Hinrikus
(Chairman)Previously Director of Strategy for Skype.
Kristo Käärmann
(CEO)Previously a Consultant at PwC and Manager at Deloitte.
People progressing
Joined as Banking Lead, promoted to Head of Banking after 2 years, then again to Global Head of Banking.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Wise
- Communities and safe spaces (Employee Resource Groups) – led by our Wisers so people can share experiences and information, support each other and connect on shared values
- Wise Cultural Calendar – a programme to learn and celebrate the wide range of cultures, traditions, backgrounds, and global experiences we have here at Wise. Example programmes include Pride Summer and Black History Month
- Our teams continue to set and drive their own bespoke objectives, holding themselves accountable and making sure they focus efforts where they can have the most impact
- We’re excited to partner with InChorus to collect ongoing data on our culture and enable teams to track their progress
- DEI development and training — We’re building our capability and getting everyone on the same page about DEI. Our new training programme will help new joiners and all Wisers know what DEI looks like day-to-day and how they can play their part
- Global policy review — We’re working with an external advisor to provide detailed feedback on best practices in policies by end January
- Disability inclusion – We’re building resources and support for Wisers and candidates with disabilities. Our goals is to offer practical information and support to ensure that Wise remains an inclusive environment for those impacted by a disability
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