Associate Solutions Consultant (PhD Track)

Are you a PhD or PhD student in Math, Physics, or a related STEM field? Ready to turn your analytical brainpower into real-world impact?

About the team

Join Vega IT’s elite Solutions team — a group of some of the smartest and most accomplished people in our company — to help design cutting-edge digital solutions for leading fintech, healthtech, and retail companies across the globe.

This isn’t a delivery role — it’s a thinking role. You’ll work at the intersection of business and tech, translating complex client challenges into clear, practical solution architectures. Your ideas will help shape multi-million-euro projects — before the first line of code is even written.

You’ll work directly with technical leaders and receive mentorship from industry veterans, gaining hands-on insight into how strategic technology consulting really works — all in a fast-paced, globally connected environment.

About this position

Location: Novi Sad or Belgrade

Employment type: Full time

What you can expect on your development journey?

  • Exposure to technologies, solution design, and enterprise delivery practices.
  • A collaborative culture where your perspective is valued from day one.
  • A focus on outcomes: visionary proposals that are ready for execution.

If you are someone who:

  • Love solving complex problems
  • Think in systems and patterns
  • Communicate with clarity and logic
  • Are fluent in English
  • And want to grow into a strategic tech consulting role

What's in it for you?

  • A psychologically safe environment for all employees. Regardless of their race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or any other characteristic. This is one of the core values of our company culture. Something we have been tirelessly working on for years.
  • Work in a transparent and flat organizational structure.
  • Private health insurance ー with the option to include your family or partner in your policy.
  • In-house lectures and paid training programs.
  • Paid foreign language courses.
  • The ability to convert your overtime hours into additional day(s) off.
  • FitLife program, including paid training.
  • Team-building events and travel opportunities.
  • A Privilege Card offering various benefits.
  • Subsidized daily meals at the company.
  • Fresh seasonal fruits and refreshments available every day.
  • Inclusion of your family or partner in company activities.
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Benefits of working in our team

Working on a large number of different projects (which includes working with different technologies).

Expanding knowledge and enhancing your proficiency in existing technologies.

Getting to know different teams from various countries and meeting diverse organizational cultures which will open up possibilities for your personal development.

Full team support to help you join the company culture, fit in, and bond with others.

You will have full career support and guidance from your Development Lead.

Full team support to help you sharpen your technical skills.

You will have a chance to work with experienced tech mentors and receive full support on any technical subject you wish to explore/learn.

Meet a part of our leadership and people experience and support team

First impressions are important, especially when you are choosing a team you want to work with. Meet the people who will be the first ones to greet you and guide you through your selection process.

Sasa Popovic

Co-founder & CEO
Sasa Popovic

Strategic. Creative. Practical. An entrepreneur who strongly believes in the power of partnering with smart people and benefiting from collective knowledge. Meet Sasa – Vega IT’s co-founder and CEO.

Sasa Popovic

Co-founder & CEO

Strategic. Creative. Practical. An entrepreneur who strongly believes in the power of partnering with smart people and benefiting from collective knowledge. Meet Sasa – Vega IT’s co-founder and CEO.

Boban Miksin

Partner and CTO
Boban Miksin

A tech visionary. A strategic innovator. Determined to finding elegant solutions to clients' trickiest problems for two decades. An inspirational professional, who always leads by example. A genuine craftsman – both in software development and his DIY projects. Meet Boban – Vega IT’s partner and CTO.

Boban Miksin

Partner and CTO

A tech visionary. A strategic innovator. Determined to finding elegant solutions to clients' trickiest problems for two decades. An inspirational professional, who always leads by example. A genuine craftsman – both in software development and his DIY projects. Meet Boban – Vega IT’s partner and CTO.

Jovana Radaković

People and Culture Business Partner
Jovana Radaković

As a graduate psychologist, Jovana has found her calling in working with people in an organizational context, and at Vega IT, she holds the position of People and Culture Business Partner. Some of her favorite processes include the selection and onboarding of new colleagues. Her teammates find it delightful to listen to her conduct interviews. She believes that is because of her dedication to each candidate and through a shared discussion she encourages candidates to derive value from the interview themselves. Jovana firmly believes that the selection process is a two-way street.

Jovana Radaković

People and Culture Business Partner

As a graduate psychologist, Jovana has found her calling in working with people in an organizational context, and at Vega IT, she holds the position of People and Culture Business Partner. Some of her favorite processes include the selection and onboarding of new colleagues. Her teammates find it delightful to listen to her conduct interviews. She believes that is because of her dedication to each candidate and through a shared discussion she encourages candidates to derive value from the interview themselves. Jovana firmly believes that the selection process is a two-way street.

Stefan Prebiračević

People and Culture Business Partner
Stefan Prebiračević

Stefan is a part of our People Experience and Support team, and he is someone you will frequently encounter in our interviews. Good energy and wittiness are the best words to describe Stefan. All future colleagues will have a chance to meet Stefan during their first day at our company and participate together in one of the workshops during the onboarding process. :)

Stefan Prebiračević

People and Culture Business Partner

Stefan is a part of our People Experience and Support team, and he is someone you will frequently encounter in our interviews. Good energy and wittiness are the best words to describe Stefan. All future colleagues will have a chance to meet Stefan during their first day at our company and participate together in one of the workshops during the onboarding process. :)

Nataša Jovanović

People and Culture Business Partner
Nataša Jovanović

Nataša always keeps in mind the phrase ‘’Kindness matters’’ during interviews with our candidates and in her daily work with colleagues. She manages the selection processes, facilitates the onboarding of new colleagues, and organizes team-building activities and internal conferences. Alongside the team, she provides support to all colleagues. Her strengths are patience and a willingness to look at things from different perspectives. Her passion lies in people-focused work which she truly loves.

Nataša Jovanović

People and Culture Business Partner

Nataša always keeps in mind the phrase ‘’Kindness matters’’ during interviews with our candidates and in her daily work with colleagues. She manages the selection processes, facilitates the onboarding of new colleagues, and organizes team-building activities and internal conferences. Alongside the team, she provides support to all colleagues. Her strengths are patience and a willingness to look at things from different perspectives. Her passion lies in people-focused work which she truly loves.

We’d love to meet you!

Apply now and join a team where your thinking is the product.

No prior experience in consulting or solution architecture? No problem.
We’re looking for sharp minds, not resumes.

Start your career at Vega IT!

We are always on the lookout for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you want to work with a bunch of people who are up for any challenge, send us your CV and become part of Vega IT!