Tech Lead, Upvest

• Previous experience building successful client-facing applications
• Understanding of UX principles and how and when to apply them
• Experience with architecting and building stateful cloud-native fullstack web apps with React that leverage a public REST API
• The ability to bridge the why with the engineering side how, discuss tradeoffs and proactively suggest ideas in a way that’s accessible to a non-technical audience
• Proficiency with TypeScript and Node.js ecosystems
• Go proficiency (for the backend parts) or a strong willingness to learn
• A focus on code quality, extensibility, regression and E2E testing, security-focused mindset
• Prior experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL

Desirable

• We are seeking a full-time TechLead for a Fullstack team to help us build a securities API for financial institutions, the first such API in Europe
• You take on a dual leadership/hands-on role for the brand new External Service Panel team
• The External Service Panel is a brand new product that will amend our Investment API offering by providing self-service customer support to scale with our enterprise expansion and enable further sales growth in the enterprise area
• As a TechLead, you build and lead the team and take significant ownership in designing, building, and maintaining the External Service Panel, together with your team
• The External Service Panel team will design, build and operate the new product offering, providing a great operator experience in a regulated cloud environment, with security and auditability as first-class citizens
• Build and lead a high-performing product engineering team
• Use your experience to architect and design a completely new fullstack product based on our Investment API that will enable Upvest to massively expand its growth
• Design and build easy-to-use, low friction tools focused on self-service to enable efficient day-to-day operations for our clients
• Interact with internal and client stakeholders (Operations, Customer Support and other Product Engineering teams) to ensure great product and build quality
• Deliver quality fast and often. We embrace an agile methodology with a retrospective and demo at the end of the two-week cycle

• Greenfield projects - We’re building something quite complex. A first in Europe. This means you get to work with cutting-edge technologies, with no legacy code.
• Wellbeing - Everyone here has access to our in-house coach. You can have regular sessions to support you personally and professionally. We also believe it’s important to have time out to rest and recover, which is why we offer 30 days’ holiday.
• Development - In keeping with one of our values, ‘Learn and grow’, every Upvenger has access to a development budget. And in line with one of our other values, ‘Own the outcome’, how you make the most of it is up to you.
• Flexibility - We work in a hybrid set-up, with the team spread around Germany and other parts of Europe. We give you the choice and budget to work where you’re most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose.

Total funding: $197.5m

Upvest is a fintech startup that empowers financial services companies to provide their customers with access to a full range of financial assets, including stocks, ETFs and crypto products. Upvest's investment API integrates seamlessly with its customers existing systems and is designed to scale easily, freeing companies from the need to develop their own brokerage and custody infrastructure from scratch.