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      Great work-life balance and people culture, but not for passionate engineers - Senior Software Engineer (SDE3) Wise Employee Review

      3.0
      Aug 1, 2025
      Senior software engineer (sde3)
      Recommend
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      Pros

      * Generous vacation policy and exceptional work-life balance — life is genuinely prioritized. * Respectful, kind, and supportive colleagues across the board. * Inspiring mission and strong people culture rooted in empathy and autonomy. * Teams have high autonomy and flexibility in how they operate.

      Cons

      * Lack of technical challenge; most teams focus on maintenance rather than innovation. * Passionate engineers may feel burnt out due to low motivation levels around them. * Career growth and technical development are often deprioritized. * Long-tenured engineers often hold disproportionate influence despite limited technical strength. * Middle management has become more controlling over time, with increasing micromanagement.

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      Wise Response
      10mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We really appreciate it and we’re glad to hear that you’re enjoying your experience at Wise, especially our offerings and other Wisers. If you’d be willing to share more about your concerns, please contact your local People Advisor and they will be happy to arrange a chat with you to discuss your feedback in more detail.

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      5.0
      Mar 12, 2026
      Kyc onboarding analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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
      Operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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