Upvest, founded in 2017, enables any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. Upvest is an investment firm regulated by the German supervision authority (BaFin). The company currently employs 170+ people across Europe with its headquarters based in Berlin, Germany.
The company is backed by the world’s largest venture capital funds and investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and ABN Amro Ventures, as well as by renowned fintech entrepreneurs (including Maximilian Tayenthal, founder of N26, and Felix Haas, founder of IDnow).
We’re looking for fintech enthusiasts to join us in creating the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. We’re building the first European Investment API to enable any financial institution offering a wide range of efficient and transparent investment products, such as stocks and ETFs in nominal, portfolio, and fractional form. Our mission and vision is to make investing as easy as spending money.
We’re based in Berlin but are also open to hiring remotely in Germany or Estonia for this role. If you're currently based elsewhere but would like to move to Germany, we’re happy to support your relocation.
Your mission:
As associate to the Engineering team you will support members of the Engineering Leadership team, incl. Juha Ristolainen, CTO & Co-founder, and Katja Sommer, Chief of Staff to the CTO on a variety of topics that span across the entire engineering organisation. Specifically, you will prepare department wide meetings and knowledge sharing formats, help with audits, and operational excellence topics.
By having a high level of exposure to the engineering leadership team at a fast-growing company, you will develop a strong understanding of the company and deep ownership of some vertical topics. Navigating diverse deadlines makes each day unique.
By having a high level of exposure to the engineering leadership team at a fast-growing company, you will develop a strong understanding of the company and deep ownership of some vertical topics. Navigating diverse deadlines makes each day unique.
Team mission:
At Upvest, our mission is to enable any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. We are proud to collaborate with prominent brands in a rapidly evolving market, and we are only at the beginning of our journey. If you are someone who is eager to learn, hands-on, and driven to make a meaningful impact, we look forward to hearing from you!
This role will give you the opportunity to:
- Engineering Team Support: Support the engineering organisation in operational efficiency and engineering compliance topics, such as adherence to our Secure Software Development Life Cycle.
- Engineering Leadership Support: Provide hands-on support for our Engineering Leadership Team, incl. CTO (e.g. preparing all-hands meetings, offsites, etc.).
- Presentation and Material Preparation: Prepare presentations and materials for the engineering organisation.
- Process and Best-Practices Development: Support processes and best practices to help our organisation mature.
- OKR Process and Operational Excellence: Support the Chief of Staff in the OKR process and operational excellence topics.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate cross-functionally, supporting the team with internal stakeholders.
Job requirements:
- You are structured, can organise yourself in a remote or hybrid work setup, take ownership and execute projects swiftly
- You are comfortable handling competing priorities in a fast past environment
- You have excellent written and oral communication skills in English (with German a plus)
- You won’t shy away from asking for clarification as needed
- You are hungry to learn, feel comfortable interacting within an engineering organisation, and are passionate about the fintech industry
- You are a skilled user of Google Slides, Spreadsheets, Calendar, Meet and Miro
Why Upvest?
- Greenfield projects. We’re building something quite complex and a first in Europe. This means we’re working with cutting-edge technologies and with no legacy code.
- Wellbeing. At Upvest, everyone has access to our in-house coach where you can have regular sessions to support you personally and professionally.
- Development. In keeping with one of our core values, ‘Learn and Grow’, every Upvenger has access to a development budget. In line with one of our other values, ‘Own the Outcome’, how you choose to make the most of it, is up to you.
- Flexibility. We work in a hybrid setup with the team distributed around Germany and Europe. We give you the choice (and budget) to spend your time where you are most comfortable and productive, either at home or the office. You choose.
Our values:
- Learn and grow. We aim high to shape our future. We give and request honest feedback knowing that we develop together. Progression over Perfection.
- Team first. We make it easy for others. We value our differences and are open to others' opinions. We win and celebrate together! Team over Egos.
- Own the outcome. Whether we win or we lose, we stand together. We are proactive and get the job done. Outcome over Process.
- Tell the story. We always start with the why. We share knowledge to empower others. Transparency over Complexity.
Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
