🚀 About Bitpanda
Bitpanda is Europe’s leading investment platform, empowering 6M+ users to invest in crypto, stocks, commodities, and more. Founded in 2014, we’re on a mission to simplify wealth creation with a user-friendly, secure platform available 24/7.
✨ The Role
As Engineering Manager for Payments Infrastructure, you’ll lead the team building the backbone of Bitpanda’s financial ecosystem. You’ll:
- Scale payments systems to support 25M+ users across PSP integrations and microservices.
- Drive technical vision for real-time, high-volume transaction processing.
- Mentor engineers in a fast-paced, agile environment.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Leadership
- Architect resilient payment systems (Kafka, microservices, IaC).
- Balance innovation vs. technical debt in collaboration with Product teams.
2. Team Development
- Grow a high-performing engineering team through mentorship and career planning.
- Foster a culture of ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement.
3. Cross-Functional Execution
- Lead agile rituals (sprint planning, retrospectives) to deliver iteratively.
- Partner with stakeholders to align payments infrastructure with company goals.
🔍 Who We’re Looking For
✅ Must-Have Skills:
- 5+ years in payments/fintech engineering with scalable system design.
- 3+ years leading teams in agile, high-stakes environments.
- Expertise in PHP/Java, Apache Kafka, DevOps, and IaC.
- Empathetic leadership – you thrive in ambiguity and inspire through change.
✅ Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience with real-time transaction processing.
- Knowledge of crypto payment rails.
🌟 Why Join Bitpanda?
- Lead mission-critical infrastructure for Europe’s top investment platform.
- Hybrid flexibility – 25 days/year Work From Anywhere.
- Competitive salary + stock options + market-leading benefits.
- Culture of innovation – “roll-up-your-sleeves” teamwork and global impact.
Interview Process
- Technical Screen (45min) – System design & leadership philosophy
- Case Study (60min) – Payments scalability challenge
- Team Fit (60min) – Culture alignment & stakeholder collaboration
Stand Out By:
- Explaining how you’d optimize PSP integration latency
- Sharing your approach to mentoring engineers during rapid scaling
- Demonstrating crypto/fiat payment system expertise
“We’re building the rails for Europe’s financial future—one seamless transaction at a time.” – Bitpanda Team
