Software Engineer, Python
Job description
About the role
Bitpanda delivers a global investment platform that serves millions of customers across Europe. The team owns core pricing and risk management infrastructure for multiple asset classes. This role focuses on backend systems that enable fast, reliable trading and investing.
Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.
Key facts
What you'll do
Python backend services handle pricing and risk management for stocks, crypto, ETFs, metals, and fiat currencies, enabling fast and reliable trading.
The platform processes diverse investment products through event-driven architectures and message brokers such as Kafka or ZeroMQ, scaling systems for future growth.
Engineers build and evolve microservice ecosystems, creating clean, testable, and maintainable code that supports critical business functions in high-impact environments.
Backend systems directly support company-wide business functions, ensuring reliability and performance for global investors.
Requirements
Candidates bring 4+ years of hands-on Python development experience, building real-world, scalable systems in product-driven environments.
Understanding of RESTful APIs and websockets is demonstrated through the ability to design fast, reliable, and clean APIs using FastAPI.
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and hands-on work with event-driven architectures and message brokers such as Kafka or ZeroMQ is required.
Proficiency in AWS is expected, with additional interest in crypto, blockchain, or stock markets providing an advantage.
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required for this role.
Practical notes
This role is based in Vienna, with hybrid work flexibility and the option to work from other cities some days each year. The company provides a comprehensive relocation package for moving to Vienna. Typical interview steps
Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.
Good to know
Backend systems in this role are written in Python and use modern libraries such as FastAPI.
The team operates across multiple time zones and cultures to serve millions of customers globally.
The company emphasizes fast execution, reliability, and continuous learning through extensive online training resources.
Questions to ask
Worth asking in any interview: how the team measures success, who the role works with daily, what the onboarding looks like, and what the company is trying to achieve this year. Asking what past hires did well is a strong final question. Keep the list short and pick the questions that matter most to you.
Career growth
Engineering careers usually progress from individual contributor to senior, staff, and principal levels. Some engineers move into management and lead teams of five to twenty people. Others stay on the technical track. Growth follows demonstrated impact, not tenure alone. A typical engineering ladder has clear levels with defined expectations for scope, quality, and mentorship. Moving up usually requires owning outcomes end to end rather than completing assigned tickets.