Join Upvest as a Senior Software Engineer to build cutting-edge investment APIs in a dynamic, remote-friendly environment.
Posted by employer 8 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Every Upvenger has €20,000 per year to spend on the best AI tools available.
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer at Upvest will focus on enhancing the reliability of the company's Investment API while working within a product team that values ownership and agility. Proficiency in Go and experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and modern observability tools are essential for success. This position is ideal for individuals with a background in fintech who thrive in diverse teams and are eager to learn and grow. Upvest fosters a collaborative environment, emphasizing impactful work and personal development.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 2 months ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Upvest's careers page November 2, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer (f/m/d) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Upvest expects some on-site time in Berlin.
- Where is the role based?
- Upvest is hiring for this position in Berlin.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Docker, Go, Kafka, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Upvest targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer (f/m/d) role at Upvest.
From the original posting
About the role:
Our hubs are in Berlin, London and Tallinn, but we are open to hire remotely from Europe and United Kingdom.
What you’ll do:
Make an impact in a true product team with a large ownership scope.
Work with cutting-edge technologies (Go is the primary language; it’s okay if you’re willing to switch from another language) without a legacy codebase.
Work on improving the reliability of our API.
Deliver fast and often. We embrace an agile methodology with a retrospective and demo at the end of the two-week cycle.
Design, build and own event-driven, fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable distributed systems using a Microservice architecture powered by Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka and PostgreSQL.
It’s great if you have:
Experience with Investment products or the Fintech domain, in general.
Experience in event-driven architectures, event streaming, and event sourcing systems.
Experience with operating services in a decoupled, event-driven system, leveraging modern observability tooling (e.g. monitoring and tracing).
You’re likely to be successful in this role if:
You're excited about fintech and building the financial infrastructure of tomorrow.
You work with the customer in mind.
You are a true team player and feel energized in diverse teams.
You're hungry to learn and eager to grow quickly.
How we Upvest in you:
Best-in-class AI tools: Every Upvenger has €20,000 per year to spend on the best AI tools available — so you're always working with the most powerful models and tooling on the market.
Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year. Recharge with UpRest, a one-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest.
Development: Growth is in our DNA. Each Upvenger has access to a personal development budget and the freedom to decide how to use it.
Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program.
Our Values:
Make it easy for others. We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions
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