Vice President of Engineering, 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
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role (Director, VP, or CTO level) in a high-growth fintech, SaaS, ideally in fintech or financial services environment
- Experience or familiarity with the financial regulations, KYC/B, AML, compliance, data security requirements, and operational challenges in the fintech space is a plus
- Strong technical background in cloud-based architectures, microservices, APIs, and distributed systems
- Experience managing full-stack engineering teams, including backend, frontend, DevOps, low-code, and security
- Proven track record of delivering scalable, reliable, and compliant financial technology solutions
- Expertise in modern software development practices, agile methodologies, and DevOps
- Exceptional leadership and strategic thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Our business language is English
What the job involves
- As our very first VP of Engineering, you will be the most senior technical leader at bunch
- You will be fully responsible for overseeing our engineering team and all IT systems
- Your role will be will be key in defining and executing our technical strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and innovation in our product development
- This role has a clear path to a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) position based on performance, strategic impact, and leadership within the organisation
- AI is transforming financial services by shifting the focus from tools to outcomes
- Clients generally care about results, timeliness, and cost-efficiency
- This evolution goes beyond helping humans perform tasks—it delivers end-to-end solutions
- We expect our VP to leverage all the best-in-class technology to deliver customers the best outcomes possible
- Finally, you will drive engineering excellence in alignment with this transformation, ensuring that our technology delivers tangible, seamless, and efficient solutions for our clients
- Working closely with leadership - our Founders, Head of, and People Managers, you will build a world-class engineering culture that aligns with the company’s business objectives and enhances client success
- Technical Leadership & Strategy: Define and execute the engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with our business goals, product vision, and strategy
- Team Management & Growth: Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning
- System Architecture & Scalability: Oversee the development and maintenance of a robust, scalable, and secure technology infrastructure that supports bunch’s growth
- Product Development & Delivery: Partner closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high-quality features and system enhancements
- Collaboration: Work closely with the VP of Product, forming a strong partnership to align technology and product roadmaps, balance technical feasibility with business needs, and drive innovation
- IT & Security Oversight: Establish and enforce best practices for cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance with relevant financial and regulatory standards
- Process & Efficiency: Implement engineering best practices, agile methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines to optimise development workflows
- Technology Stack & Innovation: Make key architectural decisions, evaluate new technologies, leverage and use AI, and drive innovation to maintain a competitive edge
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a bridge between engineering and business functions, effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Budget & Resource Management: Develop and manage the engineering budget, ensuring cost-effective investments in technology and talent
- Innovation & Industry Leadership: Stay ahead of fintech trends and emerging technologies, especially using and leveraging AI to ensure that our products remain at the cutting edge. Representing bunch at industry events, panels, and discussions with investors
- Regulatory & Compliance Strategy: Given our fintech focus, work closely with legal and compliance teams to ensure that all systems and products meet regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Node.js, React.js, Sequelize, Mysql, Okta, Docker, AWS.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
- Tally for creating custom forms
Application process
- First interview with the People team to get acquainted with bunch, discuss your people leadership experiences, and understand if what we’re offering is what you’re searching for
- Deep-dive with our Head of Engineering to assess your technical skills and get to know the team
- Deep-dive with our VP Product to discover our product strategy and the business on a deeper level and discuss methodologies and best practices
- A Tech Strategy Interview with several tech team members to go more in depth into your strategic thinking
- Final meeting with our Founders to further learn about our ways of working and team culture
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
$16m
SERIES A
Jul 2022
$8.4m
SEED
Total funding: $24.3m
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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