Software Engineer, Rust & Python (Asset Pricing & Hedging)

Your mission

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.

What you’ll do

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

Who you are

4+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems

Strong hands-on experience with Rust, plus solid working knowledge of Python

Experience with distributed systems, asynchronous programming, and event-driven architectures

Familiarity with REST APIs, websockets, relational and/or NoSQL databases, and messaging systems such as Kafka or ZeroMQ

Bonus points if you have experience with AWS, trading platforms, market data systems, or an interest in crypto and financial markets

**We offer a comprehensive relocation package to support candidates who are moving to join our team. Our goal is to make your transition as smooth as possible, and we provide assistance throughout the whole process.