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

<div class="content-intro"><h4><strong>Who we are </strong></h4> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>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!</p> <p> </p></div><p><strong>Your mission</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do </strong></p> <ul> <li>Build and scale high-performance backend systems in Rust that power Bitpanda’s trading and pricing infrastructure</li> <li>Develop microservices and internal tooling using Python across a distributed systems environment</li> <li>Design clean, reliable, and maintainable solutions within an event-driven architecture</li> <li>Work on real-time systems handling market data, pricing, hedging, and asset management across multiple asset classes</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system scalability, reliability, and performance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <ul> <li>4+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems</li> <li>Strong hands-on experience with Rust, plus solid working knowledge of Python</li> <li>Experience with distributed systems, asynchronous programming, and event-driven architectures</li> <li>Famil