Associate, Engineer

We simplify wealth creation. Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer, we're here to help people trust themselves enough to build their financial freedom — for now and the future. Our user-friendly, trade-everything platform empowers both first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in the cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks*, precious metals and commodities* they want — with any sized budget, 24/7. Our global team works across different cultures and time zones, bringing our products to more than 6 million customers, making us one of Europe's safest and most secure platforms that powers modern investing.

Headquartered in Austria but operating across Europe, our products are built by fast-moving, talented, "roll-up-your-sleeves-and-make-it-happen" kind of people. It's these diverse perspectives and innovative minds operating as ONE TEAM that keep Bitpanda at the cutting edge of our industry. So 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. Let's go

Your Mission

As a Golang Engineer at Bitpanda, you'll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services that power one of Europe's leading fintech platforms. You'll collaborate closely with experienced engineers to improve system reliability, optimize performance, and deliver new product features. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll work with modern technologies like Go, Docker, AWS, and event-driven architectures to solve real-world challenges at scale.

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) using Go.
• Collaborate on distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Build, test, and deploy containerized applications using Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with event streaming tools (Kafka) and use monitoring/observability tools to ensure system reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and drive improvements in codebase, processes, and infrastructure.

• 1 year of backend development experience, with strong hands-on Golang skills.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience building and maintaining microservices and APIs in production.
• Comfortable with Docker, Git, Linux tooling, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn; familiar with CI/CD, observability, scalability, and event-driven systems (Kafka/message queues a plus).

• Work with a modern tech stack and contribute directly to production systems used by millions.
• Join a collaborative engineering culture where quality, ownership, and innovation matter.
• Be part of a fast-growing fintech where your ideas have real impact.
• Hybrid working opportunities in Bucharest, with regular team collaboration.
• Opportunities for growth, mentorship, learning programs, and technical development pathways.

• Hybrid-working model with 25-Work From Anywhere days*
• Competitive total compensation package including participation in our stock option plan
• Market-leading benefits programs shaped by our Time & Flexibility policies*
• Company-wide and team events — both in-person and virtually
• Bitpanda swag to keep you living the brand.
• Comprehensive onsite onboarding program at our Vienna HQ.

And, above all, the opportunity to learn and grow as part of Bitpanda's incredible journey towards being Europe's future #1 investment platform.

Bitpanda is committed to fostering a fair and equal environment based on trust and mutual respect. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is paramount to our success and we are committed to building a team that represents a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

• These benefits may be adjusted at Bitpanda's discretion and do not apply to our internships and exceptions to our Hybrid Working policy apply to teams with shift schedules or for folks whose roles require them to be in-office (think: Workplaces team or IT).