Trader, Trading Desk

As a Trader on Bitpanda's Trading Desk, you play a key role in managing and optimising trading flows across crypto, stocks/ETFs, metals, FX, and leveraged and derivative products. Operating at the intersection of markets, data, and technology, you monitor order flow, pricing, hedging and execution quality in real time, using sound market judgment and data-driven analysis to strengthen pricing quality, ensure efficient routing and execution, maintain robust controls, and capture sustainable alpha.

What you'll do

• Take shared ownership of trading performance across all asset classes, ensuring strong execution quality and resilient trading systems
• Monitor markets, order books, order flow, and exposures in real time, proactively identifying and mitigating risks
• Optimise pricing, hedging, routing, execution, and internalisation using market insight, data, and performance analytics
• Dynamically adjust trading parameters within defined risk limits and analyse spreads, slippage, hedge performance, and execution outcomes
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, engineers, product teams, operations and external partners to improve algorithms, tooling, controls, and trading-system performance

What you bring

• Strong ownership and builder mindset, with a relentless focus on performance and continuous improvement
• At least two years of relevant experience in trading, market making, liquidity provision, electronic markets, or a comparable role
• Strong understanding of market microstructure, order-book dynamics, pricing, hedging, execution quality, and risk management
• Analytical and quantitative mindset and ability to make fast, well-reasoned, data-driven decisions under pressure
• Passion for financial markets, digital assets, and trading technology, and the flexibility to work rotating shifts of 8 hours between 07:30 and 23:00

What we offer

• Hybrid working model with 25 additional days per year to work from a city or country of your choice
• Competitive total compensation package aligned with Bitpanda's pay-for-impact policy, including participation in the stock option plan
• 3 additional days of paid time off beyond standard annual leave, available after 6 months with the company
• 8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave
• Unlimited access to Udemy's online courses library
• Confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources through OpenUP
• Free onsite dining in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin with freshly prepared lunches and snacks
• Exclusive discounts, rewards, and perks from global partners across lifestyle, wellness, tech, and travel
• Recognition and rewards for tenure and milestones
• Access to exclusive Bitpanda-branded merchandise
• Company events including the Winter Party in Vienna and gatherings worldwide

About Bitpanda

Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria, Bitpanda is a user-friendly investment platform that serves over 7 million customers across Europe. The company empowers both first-time investors and experienced traders to invest in cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks, precious metals, and commodities 24/7, operating as one of Europe's safest and most secure platforms.