Staff Engineer
Join Performativ as a Staff Engineer to own hard distributed systems, fix bottlenecks at million-client scale, and push AI-powered workflows forward.
Are you a builder, problem solver, systems thinker?
We’re looking for people who like hard missions, who can step into complex systems, figure out what’s actually going on, and make them work at scale.
Performativ is rebuilding core infrastructure for wealth management. The problems are real: data consistency, distributed systems, performance under load, and workflows that need to hold up across millions of client interactions.
You won’t be given a neatly scoped area. You’ll be expected to move to where things break, where things slow down, or where things don’t scale — and fix them.
You’ll also be expected to rethink how we build. We are actively using AI and agent-based tooling driving our development workflows, and we expect you to push this further in a way that increases speed without losing control.
What You’ll Do 📈
Take on the hardest technical problems across the platform and drive them to resolution
Move across teams and systems to improve scalability, performance, and reliability
Design and evolve distributed systems operating at million-client scale
Find weak points early and fix them before they turn into incidents
Write production-grade code in the parts of the system that matter most
Turn unclear situations into concrete solutions that ship
Introduce better ways of working, including pragmatic use of agent-assisted workflows where they add real leverage
Challenge technical decisions and push for simpler, more robust solutions
Raise the bar for engineering quality through your actions, not process
Help teams move faster by removing friction and unnecessary complexity
What We’re Looking For 🎯
Professional Experience & Skills:
You’ve built systems that run in production at scale — and you understand what breaks
You have strong intuition for distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and tradeoffs
Experience in fintech, wealth management, or other regulated environments is a plus, not a requirement
You don’t need everything defined upfront — you can operate in ambiguity and still deliver
You are hands-on and comfortable writing code in critical paths
You’ve influenced technical direction across teams through credibility, not authority
You’re strong at debugging and getting to root causes quickly
You focus on what works, not what looks good on paper
You use AI and agent-based tools to move faster, but you stay accountable for the outcome
You communicate clearly and don’t hide behind jargon
You take ownership and finish what you start
What we can offer you 🌱
Impact: Work on the problems that define whether we scale or not
Environment: Fast-moving fintech scaleup backed by top-tier VCs
Team: High-calibre people with extensive building experience.
Growth: Real responsibility and room to expand your scope
Compensation: Competitive salary and equity
Join a Team of Fintech builders 🚀
Performativ is building the infrastructure that investment advisors and financial institutions rely on.
We’re scaling fast, and expectations are high.
We value passion 🔥
We’re builders.
We care about people who take ownership, move fast, and do things properly.
If you need structure, this isn’t the place.
If you like figuring things out and making them work, you’ll do well here.
- Department
- Engineering Team
- Locations
- Copenhagen
- Remote status
- Temporarily Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
Copenhagen
About Performativ
Performativ is a rising star in fintech innovation. We’re not just another player in the market; we’re a team of fintech heroes shaping the future of investment management. Our product is revolutionizing the way investment managers and financial institutions operate globally. Backed by world-class venture capital investors, we are on a mission to make a significant impact in the finance industry. For more information, visit performativ.com.