Software Engineer, Rust & Python (Asset Pricing & Hedging)
At Bitpanda, we’re building the trading and pricing infrastructure that powers investing across crypto, stocks, ETFs, metals, and fiat currencies. In this role, you’ll help design and scale high-performance backend systems in Rust, while using Python for tooling and services that support our broader platform ecosystem. You’ll work on low-latency, event-driven systems that enable fast, reliable, and seamless trading experiences for millions of users.
- Build and scale high-performance backend systems in Rust that power Bitpanda’s trading and pricing infrastructure
- Develop microservices and internal tooling using Python across a distributed systems environment
- Design clean, reliable, and maintainable solutions within an event-driven architecture
- Work on real-time systems handling market data, pricing, hedging, and asset management across multiple asset classes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system scalability, reliability, and performance
- 4+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems (required)
- Strong hands-on experience with Rust (required)
- Solid working knowledge of Python (required)
- Experience with distributed systems (required)
- Experience with asynchronous programming (required)
- Experience with event-driven architectures (required)
- Familiarity with REST APIs (required)
- Familiarity with websockets (required)
- Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases (required)
- Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka or ZeroMQ (required)
- Experience with AWS (preferred)
- Experience with trading platforms (preferred)
- Experience with market data systems (preferred)
- An interest in crypto and financial markets (nice-to-have)
- We offer 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.
- ...and even more 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.
