Head of Engineering, Platform

Upvest

Leading the engineering team to build a groundbreaking securities Platform for financial institutions at Upvest. Driving technical direction and ensuring high-quality product delivery with modern tools.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong technical expertise in developing scalable, distributed platforms while effectively bridging strategic objectives with engineering solutions. Possesses a security-focused mindset and a high sense of ownership, thriving in fast-paced startup environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Fintech Domain ExperienceLeadership in Engineering TeamsDevelopment of Scalable PlatformsAPI-First and SaaS ApplicationsMicroservice-Based Event Driven Applications

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Hard Skills

Scalable Platform DevelopmentDistributed SystemsAsynchronous ProgrammingResilient ArchitectureMicroservicesEvent Driven Architecture

Soft Skills

Strong Work EthicPragmatismProactive Business Understanding

Tools & Technologies

API-First ApplicationsSaaS Applications

Industry Keywords

FintechProduct DomainsTechnical DirectionReliabilityVelocityQuality Assurance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and shape the tribe's roadmap with real autonomy
Partner closely with product tribes to understand needs and translate into platform priorities
Work with modern tools and technologies, influencing technical direction and stack
Directly influence reliability, velocity, and quality of every product shipped

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to bridge strategic "why" with engineering solutions
Strong interest in Upvest's product domains and a proactive desire to understand business use cases
Experience in leading and growing larger engineering teams
Prior experience in the Fintech domain
Strong technical expertise in developing highly scalable, distributed, asynchronous, and resilient platforms
Strong work ethic and principles such as pragmatism
Security-focused mindset and a high sense of ownership
Excitement to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment
Experience with API-first and SaaS applications (great if you have)
Experience building and running microservice-based event driven distributed applications (great if you have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

30 days of annual leave
Access to confidential professional coaching
Flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year
One-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years
Personal development budget
Choice and budget to work where you’re most comfortable and productive
Competitive, above-market salary
Participation in employee equity program
Company-wide events such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and Holiday parties
Commitment to a culture of inclusion where everyone belongs and thrives