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finanzen.net

Provides finance portal and trading platforms

Team Lead Software Engineering

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Remote in Germany
Remote
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

About the job

Requirements
  • Several years of experience developing and operating cloud-based web applications, ideally on AWS.
  • Strong practical knowledge of Java, REST APIs, and modern single-page application frameworks such as Angular.
  • Experience with technical and disciplinary leadership of engineering teams.
  • Practical experience with agile methods such as Scrum or Kanban.
  • Proficiency with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Analytical and strategic thinking, with a structured and solution-oriented working style.
  • Initiative, communication skills, and willingness to collaborate.
  • A completed degree in business or media informatics, or an equivalent qualification.
  • Deep understanding of brokerage products, securities trading, and investment processes, with experience in the neo-broker environment.
  • Very good German and English language skills.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team, emphasizing ownership, agile collaboration, and self-organized work.
  • Oversee the technical development of the neo broker and portal, shaping finance products with Product, Design, and other stakeholders.
  • Apply brokerage and investment experience to technical and business decisions.
  • Work closely with product teams to deliver new features and user experiences across the investment journey.
  • Promote technical excellence through architecture work, code reviews, best practices, and continuous improvement.
  • Support the development of efficient development processes and ensure high software quality.
  • Actively participate in recruiting processes and support the growth of the engineering team.
  • Take end-to-end responsibility for developing business functionality in a cross-functional team through production operations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience developing and operating cloud-based web applications on AWS.

About the company

Finanzen.net Gruppe is a fintech company that helps private and professional investors with their investment decisions. It combines finanzen.net, a leading financial information portal in the DACH region; finanzen.net ZERO, a low-cost neobroker; and TraderFox, which offers financial data and trading tools for semi-professional investors. Users access market data, research, and educational content, place trades through finanzen.net ZERO, and use TraderFox tools for portfolio tracking and analytics. Its goal is to be the best partner on customers’ investment journey and to scale sustainably under Inflexion’s ownership.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Karlsruhe, Germany

Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • Inflexion said April 2026 conversion from portal to broker is lowering acquisition costs.
  • finanzen.net MSCI World UCITS ETF launched March 2026 with 0.12% TER.
  • Vickii acquisition brings AI investing features directly into finanzen.net Zero and the portal.

What critics are saying

  • July 2026 PFOF ban compresses neobroker economics across every EU broker.
  • Trade Republic and Scalable Capital dwarf finanzen.net Zero, with far larger customer bases.
  • Zero’s gettex-only routing and no cash interest weaken retention during fee compression.

What makes finanzen.net unique

  • Inflexion integrated portal, broker, and TraderFox into one DACH investor platform in 2025.
  • January 2026 hire of Vickii founders gives finanzen.net dedicated AI product talent.
  • March 2026 Amundi ETF launch lets finanzen.net sell proprietary, low-cost index exposure.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Wellness Program
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Training Programs
  • Company Social Events

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

14%

2 year growth

14%
FinanceFWD
Jan 28th, 2026
Finanzen.net acquires fintech Vickii to develop AI products for neobroker

Finanzen.net has acquired German fintech Vickii, though the startup's app will be discontinued. The founding team, including Lukas Söllner, Alexander Brils and Jai Bheeman, will join Finanzen.net to develop AI products for the company and its neobroker finanzen.net Zero. Vickii, based in Münster, aimed to introduce young people to investing through stock information and financial content. The startup raised funding three years ago from business angels including former Rocket Internet supervisory board member Marcus Englert. Söllner will serve as Head of AI, leading development of new AI features for finanzen.net Zero. The acquisition appears to be primarily a talent acquisition, with Finanzen.net CEO Muhamad Chahrour, formerly of Flatex, likely paying a modest sum for the young product team.

ETF Stream
Sep 22nd, 2025
Investment portal Finanzen.net teams up with Amundi to launch first ETF

Investment portal Finanzen.net teams up with Amundi to launch first ETF.

Startbase
Jun 13th, 2025
Startupnews Week 24 - 2025

EBAN Congress 2027 comes to Leipzig. Ultraviolette launches in Europe. Advisense takes over German ARREBA. Family business career day at Bürkert. Jovan Protić becomes new Managing Director at idealo. Webull UK cooperates with Upvest

Startbase
Jun 13th, 2025
Startupnews Kw 24 – 2025

EBAN Congress 2027 comes to Leipzig. Ultraviolette launches in Europe. Advisense takes over German ARREBA. Family business career day at Bürkert. Jovan Protić becomes new Managing Director at idealo. Webull UK cooperates with Upvest

FinanceFWD
Nov 22nd, 2024
Finanzen.net sold for €400M in deal

Axel Springer sold its financial platform Finanzen.net and the neobroker Finanzen.net Zero for €400 million. The neobroker had 200,000 customers by the end of 2023, with assets under custody of €3 billion. Industry experts suggest the customer base could grow by 100,000 or more, with assets increasing further. For comparison, Trade Republic has 4 million customers and €35 billion in assets, while Scalable Capital has 1 million customers and €20 billion in assets.