Staff Backend Engineer, bunch
Operating system for private markets
Open for applications
Operating system for private markets
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help investors, founders & funds to save time, money and mental energy by eliminating legacy intermediaries, regulatory complexity and low-tech administration.
Role
Who you are
- Proven track record as a Staff Engineer (or equivalent) in infrastructure, security, and backend systems
- Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and designing high-availability, distributed services
- Strong backend development skills in TypeScript (Node.js) or other strongly typed languages; experience in Golang or Python is a plus
- Strong understanding of system design, observability, and performance tuning
- Experience leading cross-team initiatives and driving architectural change at scale
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Engineer to join our Platform team, the backbone of bunch, providing infrastructure, security, quality assurance, and shared services that power every product team.
- In this role, you will shape architecture, solve systemic problems, and ensure our platform is secure, scalable, and reliable.
- You won’t just build: your decisions will influence how every engineer at bunch works, ships, and maintains software
- You will play a pivotal role in building and evolving the technology that underpins all of bunch. We aim to create meaningful impact at scale, not just deliver features.
- As part of the Platform team, you’ll own cross-cutting systems, guide architectural direction, and ensure that our technical foundation enables rapid, secure, and high-quality delivery across the company
- Design and evolve platform architecture for infrastructure, core services, and QA tooling with security, reliability, and scalability at the forefront
- Lead systemic, cross-team initiatives — from major refactors to improving testing strategies
- Define and promote architectural patterns and frameworks that accelerate delivery across teams
- Infrastructure & Security: Oversee AWS, Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD, and service reliability; lead security initiatives across the organisation
- Core Services: Drive the development of shared systems such as authentication, notifications, and task management
- Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA engineers to define testing strategies, automation, and metrics that improve product quality across the board
- Act as a trusted technical authority for diagnosing and resolving complex, multi-service challenges
- Translate security, legal, and compliance requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Mentor Senior Engineers and Tech Leads, multiplying the impact of the entire domain
- Bunch is building the backbone of private markets, combining exceptional expertise, operational excellence, and frictionless technology. The platform enables funds and private investors to seamlessly and securely set up and manage their investment entities
- We are looking for a Staff Engineer to join our Platform team, the backbone of bunch, providing infrastructure, security, quality assurance, and shared services that power every product team. In this role, you will shape architecture, solve systemic problems, and ensure our platform is secure, scalable, and reliable. You won’t just build: your decisions will influence how every engineer at bunch works, ships, and maintains software
- How the role contributes to our vision
- You will play a pivotal role in building and evolving the technology that underpins all of bunch. We aim to create meaningful impact at scale, not just deliver features. As part of the Platform team, you’ll own cross-cutting systems, guide architectural direction, and ensure that our technical foundation enables rapid, secure, and high-quality delivery across the company
- Top responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Platform Core
- Cross-Team Impact
- What you should bring with you
- Proven track record as a Staff Engineer (or equivalent) in infrastructure, security, and backend systems
- Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and designing high-availability, distributed services
- Strong backend development skills in TypeScript (Node.js) or other strongly typed languages; experience in Golang or Python is a plus
- Strong understanding of system design, observability, and performance tuning
- Experience leading cross-team initiatives and driving architectural change at scale
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Our tech stack
- We strive to keep our technology stack as simple and efficient as possible
- Frontend & Backend: TypeScript on both the frontend (Svelte) and the backend (Node.js with Nest.js)
- Database: MySQL
- Infrastructure: Kubernetes (K8S) on top of AWS
- Source Control & CI/CD: GitHub
- Third-Party Applications:
- FusionAuth for authentication
- Retool for low-code internal frontend solutions
- Twilio and SendGrid for sending SMS and emails
Application process
- First interview with the People team (30 min): get acquainted with the bunch and to understand if what we’re offering is what you’re searching for
- Hiring Manager Interview (60 min): this conversation with an Engineering Manager will cover product-focused culture and values, including collaboration, ownership, self-awareness, and quality standards
- Technical Interview (60 min): this interview in the form of a technical conversation with two engineers will focus on collaborative problem-solving, starting with open-ended questions and progressing to more specific challenges or short algorithm tasks
- Final Round: Meet our VP of Engineering (45 min) to learn about ways of working, vision for bunch, and team culture
- Meet-and-Greet (Optional - 30 min) to meet a few members of your future cross-functional team
Our take
Berlin-based Bunch is an operating system (OS) for investors to syndicate deals across private markets. Both founders’ previous experiences in fintech made them uniquely aware of the barriers preventing access to private markets and how to knock them down.
The private market investment has boomed in recent years, with around $10 trillion in assets under management. Considering the growing state of the market coupled with the company's current work to refine its platform, Bunch can expect to see greater demand and further uptake of its services. Bunch is attractive to customers due to how easy it makes participation in private markets.
Since its founding in 2021, Bunch has attracted over 500 investors to its platform and now administers around €150 million in assets. Following 2024 funding, the company is focused on growing its userbase and product capabilities.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2024
$16.6m
SERIES A
Jul 2022
$8.7m
SEED
Total funding: $25.3m
Company benefits
- Benefit from working with a diverse mix of talents, unrivalled energy and team spirit within a culture of inclusion
- Flexible hours, remote work, and 28 days of vacation per year
- Additional benefits in the areas of mobility, food, education, and health
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Enrico Ohnemüller
(Co-founder)Previously served as Head of Innovation for finleap and Investment & Business Intelligence Manager for Solytic. Also worked in Investment Banking for Goldman Sachs.
Levent Altunel
(Co-founder)Is a Founding Member for 2hearts. Previously served as an Investment Associate for Paua Ventures, Senior Consultant for Roland Berger and as an Equity Research Associate for Citi.
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