About the job
Join Upvest, where we aim to revolutionize investment accessibility, making it as seamless as everyday spending. Our innovative Investment API allows businesses to offer a diverse array of investment products while enhancing capital market investment and retirement planning experiences.
As one of Europe's leading fintechs, Upvest provides a comprehensive suite of investment opportunities for our B2B clients, spanning principal broking, proprietary trading, and secure custody for traditional securities. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, we have expanded to over 240 employees across Europe, supported by a recent €100 million Series C funding round led by Hedosophia and Sapphire Ventures, along with esteemed existing investors such as Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock.
With our headquarters in Berlin and additional hubs in Tallinn and London, we embrace a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility with regular travel to Berlin.
The Opportunity
At Upvest, reliability is not just a metric; it's the cornerstone of our growth. As we rapidly scale, we are committed to establishing a dedicated Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) function aimed at continuously enhancing our reliability standards. This is your opportunity to redefine what exceptional reliability entails for a high-growth fintech leader.
You will have the autonomy to create a reliability culture, establish standards, and implement practices that will guide us through our next phase of expansion. If you've ever envisioned building an SRE practice from the ground up, now is your moment.
The Role
Your mission as the SRE Lead will focus on prevention rather than reaction. You will be a blend of technical visionary and organizational innovator, integrating reliability into our development processes. Collaborating closely with engineering teams, you will enhance observability and resilience while creating frameworks that enable us to operate swiftly without sacrificing stability. Rather than owning services, your role will be to elevate those who do.
Your influence will extend to shaping engineering leaders' perspectives on reliability, guiding product managers in balancing features with stability, and defining what it means to be 'production-ready' across the organization. You will lead and mentor a talented team of 2 to 4 SREs, fostering a culture of excellence that amplifies our impact.
