About vestr

vestr AG is a fast-growing and well-funded startup company in the financial technology space (“fintech”). We provide tailored software services to leading banks and asset managers and our white-labeled platform is frequently referred to as the engine behind active management. The company was founded by experienced industry veterans and our investors include SIX Group – which runs the Swiss Stock Exchange – as well as some large banks and professional investors.

We build on modern technologies, maintain a laser-sharp focus on the needs of our clients and strive to continuously improve our offering. Our goal is to become the market standard and we need your help to get there! 

We are actively looking for a dependable, pragmatic problem solver with the passion for doing detective work and digging into problems. Someone, who enjoys to bring actionable findings to the rest of the team. In turn, we offer a fresh culture, central office location, flexible hours, and a fun, if somewhat geeky atmosphere. We are growing fast and want you to be part of the journey! We realize that everyone is different and we value diversity. For this reason, we don’t have a definite checklist of must-have attributes we require. Instead, we value a thirst for knowledge, a devotion to diligence, a passion to collaborate across teams, all while putting our clients’ needs first.

This role requires a broad set of technical skills, a creative problem-hunting mindset, ability to organize your work, as well as great communication skills.

Big pluses are

• Solid experience in programming or scripting
• Experience in professional support work, ex logs analysis or bug reproduction
• Interest or experience in financial markets or trading systems
• Attention to detail when tracking down that elusive bug or learning something new
• Being a quick study
• Comfortable with doing command-line work (Linux-based systems)
• Solid analytical mindset and a thirst for understanding
• Having a pragmatic problem-solving attitude
• Demonstrates initiative, drive, and self-planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

On a day-to-day basis, you can expect to spend your time on

• Being a technical expert who handles advanced support cases. These require technical digging, for example correlating reported user errors to logs and database entries. 
• Compiling the relevant technical findings for bug tickets which are then passed on to the product and development teams.
• Communicating professionally with our clients, both technical and non-technical while working to resolve their reported issues.
• Providing input for improvements and coordinating in general with the rest of the support team.
• Communicating and executing your daily priorities.
• Occasionally adding custom emojis to our Slack environment 🙂

What you’ll love about vestr

Aside from a competitive compensation and the ability to work remotely or at the office, we offer a people-first culture with zero bureaucracy. You will acquire a deep understanding of our business domain that goes beyond supporting clients. This includes knowledge about the financial industry, structured products, portfolio management and trading.

You will work with an international team full of talented, determined, and enthusiastic employees spanning across offices in Zurich, Singapore, and Eastern Europe.

Please send your application and CV to jobs@vestr.com or apply via the Job Application Form. We can’t wait to start working with you!