Trainee Software Engineer

About the role

You'll take on a 12-month salaried position that offers a "paved road" into a software engineering career with one of Europe's fastest growing and most respected FinTechs. Through a structured education program, you'll make the transition from academic life to industrial software engineering in a way that's both easy and effective.

What you'll do

• You'll be placed into a working Product Engineering tribe in Berlin, London or Tallinn, where you'll develop real-world engineering skills in direct partnership with senior members of Upvest's world-class engineering team
• Build valuable experience developing cloud-native microservices in Go and working with technologies like Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL, OpenAPI, and TypeScript
• Learn to deliver high-quality outcomes effectively within a Secure Software Development Life-Cycle
• Utilize cutting-edge software engineering tools including AI tools to master efficient engineering
• Apply "Product Thinking" to navigate the Investment domain

What you'll need

• You have completed a Computer Science or related degree, or you are part of a degree program that allows or mandates an Industrial Placement Year
• You have achieved or are on track to achieve a First or Upper Second-Class degree from an accredited university
• You hold the right to work in Germany
• You can demonstrate your ability to write computer programs and solve problems through code

Nice to have

• You're excited about fintech and building the financial infrastructure of tomorrow
• Your passion for technology is matched only by your satisfaction in solving real world problems
• You are a true team player and feel energised in diverse teams
• You're hungry to learn and eager to grow quickly

What they offer

• Impact-driven work building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe
• Personalized mental health and leadership support via Nilo, plus 'Up&Comers' club for networking
• Structured education program and workplace support from industry veterans
• Company-wide events: dinners, offsites, holiday party and summer UpFest
• Upon successful completion, top performers will receive a full-time offer to continue their career