Engineering Lead - APAC Expansion (Korea)

Join Wise, a global technology company on a mission to make international money transfers easier and more affordable. As an Engineering Lead in Seoul, you will play a crucial role in building a new office and leading a team of engineers. You will be responsible for defining the team's structure, managing performance and career growth, and ensuring the team follows engineering best practices.

About Wise

• 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 [](https://www.wise.jobs/).
• Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/1769571/) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wisecareers/).

Responsibilities

• Act as a foundational 'seed' for the Seoul office, bridging the gap between local operations and APAC regional teams.
• Represent Wise as a Key Management Personnel and be the main point of contact to regulators and auditors around IT Org and IT Sec.
• Own the technical roadmap for your team, ensuring it addresses critical technical debt, reliability, security, and scalability concerns.

Requirements

• Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Korean is required to manage technical documentation and engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborative Communicator: You are a clear communicator who can articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical partners.
• Lead Mindset: You have experience leading or significantly contributing to technical projects and are comfortable managing the development and deployment lifecycle
• Technical Depth: You are an expert in your technical discipline with a solid understanding of distributed systems and modern frameworks.
• Product-Minded: You approach work with a strong passion for user experience and make data-driven decisions to fix customer pain points
• Engineering Best Practices: You ensure your team follows defined standards for observability, security, and infrastructure usage.
• What you can expect as an Engineering Lead at Wise:
• Culture of Ownership: You will foster a culture of inclusivity, ownership, and accountability where every engineer is empowered to take responsibility for their work.

Benefits

• Scope: You will be responsible for defining and building the Korea engineering team structure from the ground up and developing a high-performing team, while ensuring it is correctly sized and integrated with our APAC expansion goals.
• Team Growth: You are responsible for managing the performance, well-being, and career growth of the engineers you lead through regular feedback and coaching.

• Hiring & Onboarding: You will be a key part of the interview panel, following interviewing best practices, and responsible for the successful onboarding of new hires.
• Organisational Execution: You will ensure company-wide processes—such as compensation reviews and training—are executed effectively and that your team is correctly sized for its goals.
• To get the best view of what we expect at all levels of our engineering team, you can take a look at our[Engineering Career Map](https://www.wise.jobs/engineering-career-map/).