Software Engineer, Java; Margin Trading

Who we are

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 7 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.

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Your mission

As an Engineer within Bitpanda’s Prime Services team, you will design, build, and scale the low-latency, highly available back-end systems powering our margin trading ecosystem. You will own critical infrastructure spanning leverage and collateral management, real-time risk assessment, and automated liquidation engines. Collaborating closely with product, quantitative, and risk teams, your work will directly shape how clients access leverage and how Bitpanda manages credit risk at scale.

What you’ll do

• Design and develop scalable, resilient, message-driven services using Java 25 & Micronaut,
• Write clean and future proof code with 80% unit test test coverage, end to end and integration testing before deploying into event driven microservices architecture
• Optimise payment modules/services to ensure reliability, maintainability, performance and scalability
• Drive innovation by researching and adopting the latest trends and technologies in backend development, ensuring our applications remain cutting-edge
• Be a technical mentor for junior developers, providing guidance and support to help them grow and excel in their careers

Who you are

• 4+ years of experience of software development using modern frameworks such as Micronaut/Spring Boot, with Java 17+ as your main programming language
• Good understanding of relational and non-relational databases (bonus points for experience with Postgres and MongoDB)
• Experience creating and maintaining publicly available REST APIs with a keen understanding of performance optimisation and scalability
• Practical knowledge in using message-oriented middleware as we’re working with event driven microservices (ideally Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS or ZeroMQ)
• Good understanding of CI/CD: familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes is ideal but any public cloud experience is fine

• 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 – On top of your standard annual leave, prioritise your wellbeing in 2027 with 3 additional days of paid time off to rest, reset, and recharge, available once you’ve been with us for 6 months.
• Continuous learning and growth – Grow your…