About the role

Applied AI Engineer at Upvest driving AI implementation to enhance business efficiency. Collaborating with teams to integrate AI solutions and optimize workflows across company operations.

Responsibilities

Own our AI implementation at Upvest: Identify where AI creates the most leverage across the business, help select and integrate the right tooling, and ship solutions that teams actually use.
Work as in-house AI consultant and with each Upvenger: Work 1:1 with others across the business, from engineers to operations to client facing teams, helping them rethink and optimise how they work with AI.

AI Native: Hands-on experience shipping AI agents and building end-to-end automations with tools like n8n. You move fast and stay current.
MCP experience: You've built or worked with MCP servers and know how to connect LLMs to internal tools, APIs and data sources.
Coaching mindset: You've upskilled non-technical teams on AI tooling and driven real adoption — not just built and handed off.
Pragmatism: You define ROI, iterate, and ship — you don't over-engineer. A simple deterministic automation beats a complex agent when appropriate.
Business acumen: You connect technical work to business outcomes — you think in terms of impact, not just implementation.
Stakeholder skills: You can run discovery sessions and present confidently to senior, non-technical audiences.
Regulated industry experience: You've worked in fintech or a closely adjacent field and understand compliance constraints first-hand.
Background: 5+ years in a scale-up, in roles such as solutions engineer, technical consultant, AI product engineer, or similar.
Location: Based in Berlin (mandatory). English required; German a plus.

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.
Work with experts: Join a mission-driven engineering team solving hard, real-world problems at the intersection of AI and regulated financial infrastructure.
Professional development: Access an annual budget of €1,500 for personal and professional training to master your craft.
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.
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.
Flexible work environment: This role is based in Berlin. We are committed to flexibility — we understand you don't always have to be in the office to do your best work.
Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our holiday party to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.