I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Wise (Londres, Inglaterra) in Jun 2022
Interview
Wise responded promptly with an easy form to set up the first round interview at a time that suited me.
The first round interview was with a member of the Talent team, who reviewed my CV and asked about my experience. She quickly made me feel comfortable, and given I had another offer talked to me in detail about how quickly the process could be completed.
I decided to accept the other offer, but commend Wise for the efficiency of their interview process!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Review of experience, and why certain decisions were made
I applied online. I interviewed at Wise (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
I applied through online and next day got the reply to schedule interview.
HR was very friendly, explained roles and responsiblities for the Enginnering Lead position.But HR not ready to listen my answers
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Wise (Londres, Inglaterra) in Apr 2026
Interview
HR is really communicative, and engage well with a post-decline feedback session. The pair programming round had an engaged pairing partner. Subsequent round would have been system design.
I thought the pairing went well, and received feedback at the end of that call that it was better than most senior IC candidates. But ultimately wasn't enough.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a circuit-breaker type solution on hacker rank.
I applied online. I interviewed at Wise in Mar 2026
Interview
Engineering Lead —| London | March 2026
Process: Recruiter screen → Engineering Lead interview (stage 2)
The recruiter was responsive and well-prepared. Stage 2 was a conversation with the hiring Engineering Lead covering my background, leadership experience, team management approach, handling underperformers, and motivations for joining Wise. All reasonable and relevant questions for the role.
I came prepared, gave structured answers grounded in real examples from leading engineering teams across regulated financial services — Open Banking, payments modernisation, cloud-native migration. The conversation felt engaged and positive. I was told feedback would be passed to the recruiter and I'd hear about next steps.
I didn't progress. No feedback was given.
This was only stage 2 — I hadn't even reached the technical rounds. Being screened out at this point with no explanation of what fell short is genuinely difficult to process. A brief, honest summary of where the bar wasn't met would have been far more valuable than silence — not just for closure, but to know what to improve.
Wise presents itself as a transparent, mission-driven company. That value should extend to how candidates are treated in the process, not just customers.
The role and team seemed genuinely interesting. I'd still consider Wise in future — but the feedback gap is a real blind spot worth addressing.
