Hybrid Applied AI

at Upvest

• Job title: Applied AI
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.