Don't accept the offer if you aren't a 100% satisfied with compensation - Software Engineer Wise Employee Review

4.0
Oct 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Benefits - Work-life balance - Home office - Flexible hours - Travel to other offices (though now only 3 times a year)

Cons

-Promotion: almost impossible to get promoted before the 2-year mark, however good your performance reviews are - Salary: The pay bands are public, but don't expect to earn above the middle of the band if you don't start there. What happens otherwise is that you start at the bottom and get small raises that still keep you in the bottom each year, regardless of your reviews. - On-call: officially it's optional, but more important services require 24/7 on-call - On-call: instead of paying the night, weekend, holiday, overtime, etc. allowances when the engineer is alerted, they just allow you to take the worked time off

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Wise Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We’re pleased to hear that you appreciate the flexibility and benefits on offer at Wise. We hope you continue enjoying your experience at Wise.

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5.0
Mar 12, 2026
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Pros

flexible review pay lots of feedback

Cons

repetitive long hours can be frustrating no sponsorship for visa

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Wise Response
2mo
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We’re pleased to hear that you appreciate the flexibility, benefits and culture. We hope you continue enjoying your experience at Wise.
1.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good PTO, and friendly Wisers.

Cons

Management is totally micromanagement, and the People team does not advocate for employees; they appear present only in name. If I were in Kristo’s position, I would conduct a thorough top-to-bottom review of the entire HR department of U.S., and replace all of them. If over 70% of the Austin team would never recommend this workplace, it is a significant warning sign that needs to be addressed.

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