Compliance Due Diligence Manager

Company Summary

AZA Finance is the largest non-bank in Africa and an established provider of Payments, FX and Treasury providing cross-border payment solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure. By leveraging cutting-edge technology with our proprietary technology, AZA Finance is able to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and across frontier markets.

Our API product provides both wholesale currency purchase and retail settlement via our robust API while our Web-Based platform is our B2B over-the-counter product that caters to businesses with wholesale currency needs, especially those paying partners and suppliers.

Licensed by the UK’s FCA and the Bank of Spain, AZA Finance is a market-maker in every major African currency. AZA Finance was founded in 2013 and now has offices in Nairobi, Lagos, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Kampala, Accra, Durban and Dakar.

Job Summary

As the Compliance Due Diligence Manager, you will be managing Manage day-to-day

onboarding process as related to Customer due diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due

Diligence for new and existing businesses (including high risk) across all markets to drive

our global business growth and expansion.

Compliance onboarding is critical to our business as well as our compliance customer

risk management program so we’re looking for an AML professional who is diligent,

flexible, innovative, broad-minded with the relevant experience and skills, to help build

the vision for excellent standards in KYC/CDD/EDD. This is an exciting opportunity to

help take Africa’s leading digital F/X company to the next level.

  • Working knowledge of Financial crimes risk management in CDD operations
  • Experience working in a multinational financial institution is preferred
  • At least 5 years of experience in KYC/CDD/EDD in a banking or financial institution and specifically managing high risk customers and businesses and managing team.
  • First degree in banking/financial institution or any related field
  • Evidence of ACAMS/ICA/ACFCS certification

Responsibilities

  • Conduct day-to-day compliance onboarding reviews of various businesses across

all markets within defined SLA

  • Monitor the compliance onboarding team metrics relating to TATS, quality,
  • quantity, error rates
  • Lead the periodic reviews and ongoing CDD trigger reviews
  • Identify and Lead process improvement initiatives required to optimize the CDD process
  • -Ensure that all financial crimes risk events identified in the compliance onboarding process are duly escalated to senior management for mitigation measures.
  • Prepare training materials in collaboration with stakeholders for AML
  • Conduct KYC review of new customer information and documentation in line with AZA requirements and best practice
  • Be responsible for all Due Diligence record keeping processes, data analytics and MI reporting
  • Work closely with the customer success team improve the entire customer journey from onboarding to first transaction.
  • Effectively collaborate with key internal stakeholders – Sales, Lead Generators, Onboarders, Compliance, Legal, Account Mgt , Product to drive business growth
  • Display a high level of emotional intelligence, good communication & interpersonal skills.

What we are looking for:

  • Young professional who is ambitious and passionate
  • Flexibility, broad-mindedness, responsiveness, resilience are the key qualities required to thrive in this role
  • Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, communication and listening skill
  • Creative problem solver and sound decision-maker with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask, when required
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Love helping customers and able to maturely handle all customer temperaments
  • Advanced Microsoft Office and Google Suite Tools skills along with the willingness and ability to become familiar with Company-specific sales tools/software
  • Experience working with Salesforce.com( Added Advantage)
  • Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success.
  • A competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Global / regional network / exposure in FinTech / Blockchain industry.
  • One of the hottest, fastest scaling start-ups in Africa.
  • Casual work environment.
  • Great work-life balance.
  • We value autonomy.
  • Opportunity for growth for all employees.
  • Opportunity to work hard and play hard.

AZA is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. AZA does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

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Senior Ruby Engineer

Company Summary

AZA Finance is an established provider of currency trading and cross-border payment solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure. By leveraging cutting edge technology in our flagship products, AZA is able to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and across frontier markets.

Our API product provides both wholesale currency purchase and retail settlement via our robust API while our Web-Based platform is our B2B over-the-counter product that caters to businesses with wholesale currency needs, especially those paying partners and suppliers.

Our partners utilise our hybrid financial infrastructure and deep local knowledge to manage liquidity and send payments to dozens of bank networks, mobile money operators and payments aggregators across Africa. Licensed by the UK’s FCA and the Bank of Spain, AZA is a market-maker in every major African currency. AZA was founded in 2013 and now has offices in Nairobi, Lagos, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Kampala and Dakar.

Job Summary

We are passionate technologists who believe in making a difference to the lives of those living in emerging markets. We aim to change the landscape of finance and remittance.

Our development team is a group of skilled self-reliant engineers that have the ability to work together to solve complex problems and provide simple solutions for our customers. We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in one of our offices. The post holder will report to the Software Engineering Manager.

This role is hybrid but is open to candidates in South Africa, London, Dakar, Lagos, Accra, Madrid, Nairobi and Uganda

How your skills and passion will come to life at AZA

  • Mentor, train and support engineers in order to develop our in-house engineering skills.
  • Innovate, develop, maintain and contribute to the existing AZA codebase and its associated applications.
  • Improve our overall system development process via process improvements.
  • Optimise application performance and test coverage.
  • Deliver presentations demonstrating application feature delivery.
  • Work with our product team to refine product requirements.
  • Feasibility and effort estimations.
  • Provide support to our customers including triaging any issues.
  • Significant experience in a similar role Good knowledge of working with Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Preferably someone who has worked with Ruby and Ruby on Rails for a minimum of 5 years.
  • Working knowledge of Javascript specifically React.
  • Good knowledge of using automated testing frameworks such as RSpec and Cypress.
  • Good knowledge of source control using Git.
  • Familiarity with the agile development methodology specifically Scrum.
  • Familiarity with deploying and managing applications on the cloud.
  • Good knowledge of software deployment tooling and orchestration.
  • Good knowledge of databases systems, especially PostgreSQL.
  • Confidence in refactoring and working with both new and existing codebases.
  • A strong and flexible work ethic.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Desired

  • Preference to participate in pair-programming and using GitHub pull requests to review code of others.
  • Confidence in refactoring and working with both new and existing codebases.
  • Familiarity with container frameworks, especially Docker and Kubernetes.
  • A competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Global / regional network / exposure in FinTech / Blockchain industry.
  • One of the hottest, fastest scaling startups in Africa.
  • Casual work environment.
  • Great work -life balance.
  • We value autonomy.
  • Opportunity for growth for all employees.
  • …… and more!!

AZA is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. AZA does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

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Senior Product Designer (Lead)

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated designer to help us build the next generation of financial products. You’ll be joining a small but close knit product team known for developing category-defining UX. As a Senior Product Designer at Uniswap Labs, you’ll solve cutting edge human computer or mobile interface problems as well as developing new mental models for the next million users of decentralized finance.

Responsibilities:

  • Enthusiastically lead the design of new and improved consumer products that increase clarity and user agency of decentralized finance and web3.
  • Wrangle difficult problems in emerging technology, help invent new mental models, and design cutting edge interactions.
  • Use a human-centered approach that incorporates qualitative and quantitative data in order to create conceptual wireframes, prototypes and high fidelity designs.
  • Help to define the design culture of a growing design team through writing, external communication, and new processes.
  • Contribute to creation of a unified design system that increases the velocity of the frontend engineering team.

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of product design experience including research, prototyping and implementation of user-facing applications.
  • Prior experience working with component libraries or design systems.
  • A desire to design within the context of web3/blockchain/decentralized finance.
  • Experience designing with Figma, Framer or other modern design tools.

Nice to Haves:

  • Familiarity with the web3/Ethereum (wallets, tokens, transactions etc.)
  • High fidelity prototyping experience
  • Love for unicorns 🙂

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Data Scientist Intern

Binance is the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, serving a greater mission to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.Are you looking to be a part of the most influential company in the blockchain industry and contribute to the crypto-currency revolution that is changing the world?Data driven based business is the core in helping  to use cloud native platform to serve tens of millions of crypto-currency users. Engineers and Data Scientists across the company use the data platform to do interesting and impactful analysis for continuous innovations.As a data scientist, you will have the opportunity to leverage rich data (PB-level scalability) and state-of-art machine learning infrastructure to develop data products which are used by our tens of millions of crypto-currency users.You will collaborate with a strong team of engineers, data analysts, business operation and product/marketing managers to define and build solutions, features, algorithms and products based off our rich data and cutting-edge machine learning technology.

Responsibilities:

    • Leverage of our PB-scale data warehouse to perform in-depth analysis to build personalized services and provide abnormal user automated recognitionDigital data asset
    • Obtain the blockchain based data to perform chain-based data analysis, prediction and recommendations
    • Data driven customer feedback and satisfaction analysis: leverage of machine learning techniques to understand customer’s feedback and satisfaction with proven data evidence and analysis

Requirements:

    • Project experience with developing machine learning models at scale,
    • Deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and mathematical underpinning, such as classifications, recommendation systems, optimization and etc.
    • Good experience with processing large size data is preferred
    • Good experience with Python, Java and/or Scala is preferred
    • Master’s Degree or above is preferred 

Working at Binance• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems• International work environment and flat organisation• Great career development opportunities in a growing company• Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career• Competitive salary• Flexible working hours, Casual work attireBy submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our .

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Trading Intern

Coinhako is a market leading platform for access to digital assets like Bitcoin from Singapore.

Founded in 2014, Coinhako has established a reputation as being one of the most secure and trusted digital asset wallet service providers and trading platforms in the APAC market. Our team is deeply passionate about building the crypto economy in the APAC region. Through the launch of our innovative suite of products and services, Coinhako aims to empower individuals and businesses by allowing them to take ownership and control of the way they build and manage their assets in the new digital finance world. 

Your role:

  • Work with the trading team to help increase profitability and customer volume for the company
  • Building analytical tools to improve on current processes and systems
  • Keep up to date with market and trading insights, on-chain analysis and identify trading opportunities and market risks to management and the trading team
  • Provide trade operations support whenever needed by the desk

Our expectations:

  • Pursuing a degree in a technical field
  • Strong programming skills in Python/R or other coding languages
  • Detail-oriented; demonstrates thoroughness and positive attitude
  • Good team player, strong communication skills

What’s in for you:

  • Friendly and fun start-up work culture
  • Convenient work location located in the heart of CBD area
  • Vibrant office with well-stocked pantry

Find out more about Coinhako here and don’t forget to visit our Careers Page  

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Senior Backend Engineer, NFT

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated engineer to help us build NFT products. 
 
 
Responsibilities

  • Build backend services to meet critical product and business needs.
  • Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers to turn requirements into products.
  • Participate in discussions from the initial product ideas to launch.
  • Write high quality and well tested code, and review code from other team members.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years of experience across Golang, Rust, Typescript, or similar
  • Designed, built, and maintained a production system at scale
  • Desire to keep up with modern best practices in software development/Web3, and shape our tech stack as we build out new systems and services

Nice to have:

  • Love for unicorns and NFTs

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Personal Assistant

We are looking for a versatile and highly-organized Personal Assistant to perform personalized administrative duties for the Founder & Chief Scientist.  In this role, you will be responsible for scheduling meetings, taking meticulous notes, and handling correspondence on behalf of the Founder & Chief Scientist. You may also be required to make travel arrangements and assist with other duties when required.

To ensure success as a Personal Assistant, you should exhibit excellent organizational skills and demonstrable experience in a secretarial role. You should be intuitive to the needs of the leadership team and work autonomously to provide customized administrative support.

Responsibilities:

  • This role reports to the Founder & Chief Scientist, performing secretarial and administrative duties and works in close collaboration with the Chief Of Staff and other leaders and teammates within the org.
  • Maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion.
  • Enter data and keep records.
  • Make travel arrangements.
  • Manage internal and external correspondence on behalf of the Founder & Chief Scientist.
  • Schedule appointments, maintain an events’ calendar, and send reminders.
  • Send and scan documents, as well as take notes.
  • Assist with preparing facilities for events and arrange refreshments, often liaising with external vendors.
  • Manage mail and courier services for the Founder & Chief Scientist.
  • Assist with ad-hoc errands for the Founder & Chief Scientist and family members, as needed.
  • Be accessible 24/7, on call. 

Requirements:

  • Bachelor degree and 5+ years of experience as a Personal Assistant.  Executive Administrative experience is a plus. 
  • Extensive experience in creating documents and spreadsheets, using mac iOS.
  • Advanced typing, note-taking, record-keeping, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage internal and external correspondence.
  • Proficiency in appointment scheduling software such as GSuite.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and German.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work on-site in ZĂĽrich, Switzerland.

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Web3 Head of Customer Success

Paving the way to the open internet of the future, Ankr offers node solutions for over 50 different chains and a “1 click” API service for Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, Avalanche and more. Our primary mission is to help usher in developers into the web3 ecosystem. To do this, we pioneer new solutions to solve some of the most pressing problems across decentralized systems and the DeFi movement, to lower the entry barrier for everyday people, enterprises, and developers to contribute to blockchain ecosystems.

Check us out: 

Ankr was founded in 2017 in Berkeley, California. The founding team and headquarters are based in San Francisco. Ankr has a distributed team of over 150+ people operating remotely and from San Francisco, Shanghai, Moscow, and Amsterdam offices.

The next phase of the internet is based on distributed networks which make the new generation of platforms, applications and services more private, secure, reliable and censorship-resistant. By cutting out intermediaries and gatekeepers, builders and users gain back control over their applications and data. Our mission is to make web3 easy to use for everyone!

 
We are looking for a Head of Customer Success who can deliver value and impact to optimize the customer experience from onboarding, and adoption to retention and growth. This leader is a results-driven and experienced Head of Customer Success who will be responsible for leading a team of talented Success folks with the goal to accelerate growth and retain our most important customers.  
 
This individual is passionate and motivated by the idea of selling a disruptive technology solution in the web3 space and implementing a success plan to retain and grow revenue long-term. Core responsibilities will include building a plan and team to drive an innovative approach of success and account management that becomes an extension of our product. Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in the developer/ infrastructure space and is familiar with blockchain technologies. 

What You’ll Do

    • Develop and design customer journeys and plans that support a customer’s long-term growth with Ankr
    • Partner with Sales on creating success plans for customers after the sale is complete.
    • Work proactively with our customers to identify churn risks and growth opportunities. 
    • Own the onboarding, adoption, retention, and growth strategy behind our most important customers. 
    • Set up regular meetings with top customers to understand feedback and how we can continue to work closer with them long term. 
    • Set individual success targets with the success team.

What You’ll Bring

    • At least 3-5 years managing a Customer Success team. 
    • Demonstrated experience leading CS teams in a SasS model or Enterprise software.
    • Exemplary communication skills, leadership skills, and analytical skills.
    • Proven track record of CS success.
    • Experience building success plans for different verticals of customers. 
    • Experience partnering with other organizations such as sales, finance, and support to constantly support our customers with a focus on growth and retention.
    • Ability to share the vision, understand and define requirements, design practical solutions, develop supporting. business cases and implement solutions for prospects and partners.

Bonus

    • You have been part of an early/mid stage start-up before.
    • You have experience in web3 or are passionate about learning more.

ANKR is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

 

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Senior Org Strategy Manager

Your future company: Parity

Parity is one of the world’s most experienced core blockchain infrastructure companies, having built and pioneered some of the most advanced technologies in the blockchain sector. Parity was founded by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum, the primary engineer behind the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), inventor of the Solidity programming language, and primary author of the Ethereum Yellowpaper. 

Based in Berlin, London, and Lisbon with over 340 employees worldwide, Parity has built clients for Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Zcash and has pioneered a completely new, next-generation blockchain protocol with and the framework it’s built with, . Parity builds the open-source technologies needed to power an unstoppable, decentralised web—known as Web3—and helps developers and organisations implement and build upon the Web3 tech stack.

Your future team: Org Strategy

Org Strategy is a small team that works closely with many departments, such as Engineering, People, Recruiting, and Ops. Our vision is to attract and retain the smartest people in the world to build the future of the decentralised web. Our projects range from developing and implementing internal culture to positioning Parity as the future of work, organising educational initiatives, improving internal communication, and much more. We have big hairy audacious goals, and we need your vision and skills to make them happen!

How you’ll make an impact

  • You’ll be the mastermind behind positioning Parity and growing our visibility. You know how to develop, communicate, and promote our unique culture to get people excited, media intrigued, and competitors taking notes.
  • You’ll develop fresh, out-of-the-box ideas that build and scale brand awareness. As Web3 calls for different approaches, you’re able to experiment with new tactics instead of relying on the same old Web2 strategies.
  • You’ll implement our brand culture internally using strategies that make people engaged, aligned, and excited.
  • You’ll dive into our tech and culture to represent Parity in communities and at events. By sharing your thought leadership on the future of work, you’ll also build/grow your personal brand in the Web3 space.
  • You’ll set up knowledge-sharing and collaboration processes between all relevant departments so we can all work more effectively together.

What we’d like to see in you

  • 7+ years of experience in roles that evolve around (employer) branding/experience, brand positioning, growth hacking, and similar fields.
  • Web3 participation (professionally or through side projects, DAOs, etc.)
  • Doer mentality: You’re proactive, execute on tasks on time and work transparently.
  • Clear, well-intentioned communicator that can liaise with different stakeholders.
  • Growth mindset: You’re not relying on “what has always worked” and are able to develop and adapt your approach to get the results we’re striving for.
  • Ability to adapt quickly and understand complex topics.
  • Comfortable being on stage sharing expertise and thoughts.
  • A “keep calm and carry on” mentality to navigate the fast-paced world that’s Web3.
  • Enthusiasm for Parity’s mission and interest in actively learning about Polkadot, Substrate, and Kusama.
  • Genuine interest in joining our collective, forming relationships, and evolving within the Polkadot ecosystem in the long haul.
  • Understanding of the Web3 audience we’re looking to attract and retain.
  • Full-time availability with prioritisation over any side projects (e.g. freelance gigs, DAO).
  • Experience with working remotely. You can work from any time zone at Parity.

What you can expect in return

  • A global work environment that’s collaborative, fast-paced, and self-initiating — perfect for doers who want to envision ideas and execute on them rapidly.
  • A culture where efforts and initiatives are noticed and rewarded, and your career goals are taken seriously. We’re focused on talent, not titles.
  • Teammates that are genuinely excited about their job, impact, and Parity’s mission.
  • Fast learning curve: You’ll gain new skills and learn new knowledge constantly.
  • Tasks that energise you and are adaptable based on your interests.
  • Opportunity to learn on the job, with access to some of the brightest minds in Web3.
  • Plenty of educational initiatives such as internal sessions, AMAs, hackathons, etc.
  • A long-term career path with lots of opportunities to grow within Parity or the wider ecosystem.
  • Competitive remuneration packages, including tokens (where legally possible), based on iterative market research.
  • Work from home or co-work in our office hubs in Berlin, London, or Lisbon.
  • Frequent company and team retreats to connect with colleagues in real life.
  • Generous yearly development budget and work tech for employees. Contractors get the same perks, but compensated as additional salary to spend on your own.

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Org Strategy Manager

Your future company: Parity

Parity is one of the world’s most experienced core blockchain infrastructure companies, having built and pioneered some of the most advanced technologies in the blockchain sector. Parity was founded by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum, the primary engineer behind the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), inventor of the Solidity programming language, and primary author of the Ethereum Yellowpaper. 

Based in Berlin, London, and Lisbon with over 340 employees worldwide, Parity has built clients for Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Zcash and has pioneered a completely new, next-generation blockchain protocol with and the framework it’s built with, . Parity builds the open-source technologies needed to power an unstoppable, decentralised web—known as Web3—and helps developers and organisations implement and build upon the Web3 tech stack.

Your future team: Org Strategy

Org Strategy is a small team that works closely with many departments, such as Engineering, People, Recruiting, and Ops. Our vision is to attract and retain the smartest people in the world to build the future of the decentralised web. Our projects range from developing and implementing internal culture to positioning Parity as the future of work, organising educational initiatives, improving internal communication, and much more. We have big hairy audacious goals, and we need your vision and skills to make them happen!

How you’ll make an impact

  • As your main responsibilities, you’ll develop and implement our social strategy and organise community initiatives to attract and retain talent (employer branding). 
  • To build our social presence, you’ll design and create appealing social content, as well as grow, track and improve visibility on social media.
  • You’ll host awesome events to educate people about Parity and entice them to get involved (e.g. by applying for a job).
  • You’ll own the roadmap projects that excite you and support the team with ongoing projects.
  • You’ll conceptualise your own creative ideas and execute on them after convincing the team that they’ll help us achieve our vision.

What we’d like to see in you

  • 5+ years of all-round digital marketing experience—from communities to content, social media, and events. Bonus points if it’s in Web3 or blockchain.
  • Enthusiasm for Parity’s mission and interest in actively learning about Polkadot, Substrate, and Kusama.
  • Doer mentality: You’re proactive, can execute on tasks on time, and will ask for support/feedback.
  • Eye for aesthetics and basic design skills to create social imagery.
  • Ability to adapt quickly and understand complex topics.
  • Team player that shows up fully, while supporting and uplifting colleagues.
  • Clear, well-intentioned communicator that can liaise with different stakeholders.
  • A “keep calm and carry on” mentality to navigate the fast-paced world that’s Web3.
  • Full-time availability with prioritisation over any side projects (e.g. freelance gigs, DAO).
  • Experience with working remotely. You can work from any time zone at Parity!

What you can expect in return

  • A global work environment that’s collaborative, fast-paced, and self-initiating—perfect for doers who want to envision ideas and execute on them rapidly.
  • A culture where efforts and initiatives are noticed and rewarded, and your career goals are taken seriously. We’re focused on talent, not titles.
  • Teammates that are genuinely excited about their job, impact, and Parity’s mission.
  • Fast learning curve: You’ll gain new skills and learn new knowledge constantly.
  • Tasks that energise you and are adaptable based on your interests.
  • Opportunity to learn on the job, with access to some of the brightest minds in Web3.
  • Plenty of educational initiatives such as internal sessions, AMAs, hackathons, etc.
  • A long-term career path with lots of opportunities to grow within Parity or the wider ecosystem.
  • Competitive remuneration packages, including tokens (where legally possible), based on iterative market research.
  • Work from home or co-work in our office hubs in Berlin, London, or Lisbon.
  • Frequent company and team retreats to connect with colleagues in real life.
  • Generous yearly development budget and work tech for employees. Contractors get the same perks, but compensated as additional salary to spend on your own.

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