Senior DevOps Engineer
Join Bitpanda as a Senior DevOps Engineer and take a leading role in shaping the next generation of our high-performance, cloud-native infrastructure that powers the future of digital finance. As a senior member of the team, you will drive architectural decisions, mentor and guide junior engineers, and ensure our platforms remain secure, scalable, and resilient. You’ll work with a motivated group of highly skilled engineers, contributing your experience while continuing to grow in a cutting-edge, fast-moving environment.
- Design, develop, and evolve our AWS-based infrastructure using best-in-class tooling, including Terraform and ArgoCD, leading the operation and optimisation of our container orchestration platforms, with a focus on multi-cluster networking and service-to-service communication.
- Take ownership of our cross-cluster Istio service mesh—implementing policies, improving traffic management, and enhancing mesh-level networking performance and security.
- Take ownership of the performance and scaling of either our Confluent Kafka messaging deployments proactively identifying bottlenecks, improving configurations, and collaborating with engineering teams to tune applications.
- Monitor, optimise, and automate systems to ensure high availability, strong security posture, and superior performance using Datadog, Opsgenie, and AI-powered tooling.
- Build scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges, ensuring infrastructure design aligns with best practices and long-term platform goals.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, promote engineering excellence, and contribute to team knowledge sharing and process improvements.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience building and managing AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, KMS, and related services). (required)
- Strong expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation). (required)
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building, managing, and optimizing either cluster-level Kafka deployments (Confluent preferred) or cloud relational/NoSQL database infrastructure in AWS, with a strong understanding of underlying engine mechanics and performance tuning. (required)
- Advanced understanding of cloud networking, including routing, load balancing, VPC design, hybrid connectivity, and service-mesh-based networking - familiarity with multi-cluster service mesh (Istio) and related capabilities is preferred. (preferred)
- Proficiency in CI/CD systems, with deep experience in GitLab CI/CD and working knowledge of ArgoCD. (required)
- Proven experience deploying, maintaining, and scaling critical cloud infrastructure components in production environments. (required)
- A comprehensive relocation package to support candidates who are moving to join our team.
- Flexibility to work where you thrive – Enjoy the freedom of our Hybrid working model, combining onsite collaboration and remote work, with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
- Reward for your impact – Receive a competitive total compensation package aligned with Bitpanda’s pay-for-impact policy, including participation in our stock option plan.
- Support for your mental wellbeing – Access confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources whenever you need them through OpenUP.
- Time to recharge – Take extra time off to rest, reset, and recharge, with 3 additional days off in 2026 to prioritise your wellbeing.
- Continuous learning and growth – Grow your skills and stay ahead in your career with unlimited access to Udemy’s library of online courses at your own pace.
- Exclusive perks and rewards – Enjoy discounts, rewards, and perks from partners worldwide across lifestyle, wellness, tech, and travel.
- Support during life milestones – Take advantage of our additional 8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave to welcome and bond with your new addition to the family.
- Fuel and focus on-site – Pandas in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin can enjoy free onsite dining, with freshly prepared lunches and snacks to keep you fueled and focused all day long.
- Recognition for your contributions – Celebrate milestones and achievements with recognition and rewards for your Tenure at Bitpanda.
- Show your Bitpanda pride – Access exclusive Bitpanda-branded merchandise and gear to represent.
- Connect and celebrate with your team – Join unforgettable company events, from our Winter Party in Vienna to gatherings worldwide, fostering fun, connection, and celebration.
- Location-specific benefits designed to make life at Bitpanda even more rewarding wherever you are.
Bitpanda is on a mission to reinvent the world of finance and bring investing closer to everyone, everywhere. Today’s financial ecosystem is complex, exclusive and expensive, and we’re here to change this as the #1 investment platform in Europe and beyond. Our platform is rooted in the belief that investing should be safe, easy and accessible to all. With Bitpanda, everyone has the freedom and flexibility to invest in what they believe in — commission-free stocks, cryptocurrencies or even precious metals — starting from as little as $1. Our story started in 2014 with our founders, Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek, and Christian Trummer. Since then, we’ve grown to a powerful and diverse team of over 550 people who represent more than 50 nationalities. Headquartered in Vienna, we’re proud to be Austria’s first unicorn and one of the fastest-growing fintechs in Europe. Our innovative technology serves over 5 million users and operates across multiple hub locations. Our products are built by fast-moving, talented, “roll-up-your-sleeves-and-make-it-happen” kind of people. If you’re someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team.
