Senior DevOps Engineer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><h4><strong>Who we are&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</p></div><p><strong>Your mission</strong></p> <p>Join Bitpanda as a Senior DevOps Engineer and take a leading role in shaping the next generation of our high-performance, cloud-native infrastructure that powers the future of digital finance. As a senior member of the team, you will drive architectural decisions, mentor and guide junior engineers, and ensure our platforms remain secure, scalable, and resilient. You’ll work with a motivated group of highly skilled engineers, contributing your experience while continuing to grow in a cutting-edge, fast-moving environment.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, develop, and evolve our AWS-based infrastructure using best-in-class tooling, including Terraform and ArgoCD, leading the operation and optimisation of our container orchestration platforms, with a focus on multi-cluster networking and service-to-service communication.</li> <li>Take ownership of our cross-cluster Istio service mesh—implementing policies, improving traffic management, and enhancing mesh-level networking performance and security.</li> <li>Take ownership of the performance and scaling of either our Confluent Kafka messaging deployments proactively identifying bottlenecks, improving configurations, and collaborating with engineering teams to tune applications.</li> <li>Monitor, optimise, and automate systems to ensure high availability, strong security posture, and superior performance using Datadog, Opsgenie, and AI-powered tooling.</li> <li>Build scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges, ensuring infrastructure design aligns with best practices and long-term platform goals.</li> <li>Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, promote engineering excellence, and contribute to team knowledge sharing and process improvements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of hands-on experience building and managing AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, KMS, and related services).</li> <li>Strong expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).</li> <li>3+ years of hands-on experience building, managing, and optimizing either cluster-level Kafka deployments (Confluent preferred) or cloud relational/NoSQL database infrastructure in AWS, with a strong understanding of underlying engine mechanics and performance tuning.</li> <li>Advanced understanding of cloud networking, including routing, load balancing, VPC design, hybrid connectivity, and service-mesh-based networking - familiarity with multi-cluster service mesh (Istio) and related capabilities is preferred</li> <li>Proficiency in CI/CD systems, with deep experience in GitLab CI/CD and working knowledge of ArgoCD.</li> <li>Proven experience deploying, maintaining, and scaling critical cloud infrastructure components in production environments.</li> </ul> <p><em>** 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.</em></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h4><strong>What’s in it for you</strong></h4> <ul> <li data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true" data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong data-prosemirror-content-type="mark" data-prosemirror-mark-name="strong">Flexibility to work where you thrive</strong> – 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.</li> <li data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true" data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong data-prosemirror-content-type="mark" data-prosemirror-mark-name="strong">Reward for your impact</strong> – Receive a competitive total compensation package aligned with Bitpanda’s pay-for-impact policy, including participation in our stock option plan.</li> <li data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true" data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong data-prosemirror-content-type="mark" data-prosemirror-mark-name="strong">Support for your mental wellbeing</strong> – Access confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources whenever you need them through OpenUP.</li> <li data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="true" data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong>Time to recharge</strong> – On top of your standard annual leave, prioritise your wellbeing in 2027 with 3 additional days of paid time off to rest, reset, and recharge, available once you’ve been with us for 6 m