Senior Software Engineer - Recommend Team (Java)

Wise

Salary: not listed by employer
3.2 out of 5 on Glassdoor (opens in new tab) · 111 reviews
Estimated range: From £70,000 per year Estimated
Permanent residency after about 5 yrs
Citizenship after about 6 yrs
Work language: likely English (posting is in English)

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Job Description We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our Recommend team in the London office.

The Recommend team builds and owns the recommendation experience that allows customers to recommend Wise to their friends, family or connections and brings new customers to Wise through the recommendations. From building referral platforms, to creating smooth onboarding experience for referred customers and building reward mechanisms, we own the whole journey until the first international money needs are met. Our team is dedicated to building the best recommendation journey and diverse reward mechanisms to solve customers' first international money needs in a way that’s clear,…

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Estimated range: From £70,000 per year Estimated

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