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 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
The Engineering Manager for the Screening & Risk Services team will lead the development and maintenance of Bitpanda’s critical back-end risk infrastructure — including real-time transaction and user screening engines, compliance data-pipelines, alerting and case-management tooling, and integrations with external sanctions / watchlist / identity-verification data providers. This role blends technical oversight with strategic vision: you will define the technical roadmap and enable your team to build scalable, secure, high-throughput systems, as well as overseeing engineering delivery. You will collaborate closely with Compliance, Fraud/Risk Operations, Finance, and other internal stakeholders, ensuring risk-detection logic remains effective, up-to-date, and aligned with evolving regulatory requirements.
What you’ll do
- Define technical roadmaps, and work with a product manager to groom the backlog factoring in technical debt and prioritisation of impactful services.
- Lead, grow, and inspire your team to perform at the highest level, and successfully deliver their best in a fast-paced environment.
- Facilitate daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure agile practices are effectively implemented and continuously improved.
- Work closely with other managers, stakeholders, and teams across the organisation to ensure that the microservices architecture aligns with the broader company objectives.
- Perform regular 1:1 with your team members to develop career plans and goals. Help your team to maintain resilience in periods of change and ambiguity.
Who you are
- You have the ability to lead teams effectively, provide guidance in ambiguous situations, influence technical discussions and are able to contribute to the development and future growth of software engineers.
- You have experience in a technical leadership role with demonstrated deep knowledge of the development of digital products, good understanding of software architecture all the way from experimentation to continuous improvement in an agile environment.
- Capability to perform regular performance reviews and derive new development goals or improvement strategies. Hands-on personality, self-driven, somebody who likes to be involved rather than sitting on the sidelines.
- You have touched upon financial services before and are eager to grow in this domain.
- Familiarity with Java/PHP, distributed/event driven systems, message brokers such as Kafka and microservices architecture are a huge bonus.
**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.
What’s in it for you
- 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 – Take extra time off to rest, reset, and recharge, with 3 additional days off in 2026 to prioritise your wellbeing.
- Continuous learning and growth – Grow your skills and stay ahead in your career with unlimited access to Udemy’s library of online courses at your own pace.
- Exclusive perks and rewards – Enjoy discounts, rewards, and perks from partners worldwide across lifestyle, wellness, tech, and travel.
- Support during life milestones – Take advantage of our additional 8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave to welcome and bond with your new addition to the family.
- Create a productive workspace at home – Set up your home office exactly how you want it with a dedicated budget for comfort and productivity.
- Fuel and focus on-site – Pandas in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin can enjoy free onsite dining, with freshly prepared lunches and snacks to keep you fuelled and focused all day long.
- Recognition for your contributions – Celebrate milestones and achievements with recognition and rewards for your Tenure at Bitpanda.
- Show your Bitpanda pride – Access exclusive Bitpanda-branded merchandise and gear to represent.
- Connect and celebrate with your team – Join unforgettable company events, from our Winter Party in Vienna to summer gatherings worldwide, fostering fun, connection, and celebration
.…and even more location-specific benefits designed to make life at Bitpanda even more rewarding wherever you are.
Above all, you will have 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).
