Quantitative Trader, Assets & Trading

Bitpanda is seeking a Quantitative Trader to enhance its pricing and hedging capabilities within a technology-driven trading environment. You will leverage data and quantitative insights to optimize our Systematic Internaliser, refine algorithms, and collaborate across teams to achieve more competitive spreads, more efficient hedging, and sustainable alpha generation.

Overview

Department

Investment & Trading

Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

Vienna, Austria, Western Europe

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About Bitpanda

Bitpanda simplifies wealth creation. Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria, they help people build their financial freedom. Their user-friendly platform empowers both first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks*, precious metals and commodities* with any sized budget, 24/7. Their global team works across different cultures and time zones, bringing their products to more than 6 million customers, making them one of Europe’s safest and most secure platforms that powers modern investing.

Headquartered in Austria but operating across Europe, their 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 their industry. Bitpanda is committed to fostering a fair and equal environment based on trust and mutual respect. They believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is paramount to their success and they are committed to building a team that represents a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

What You’ll Do

Identify, design, and implement opportunities to optimise and scale our Systematic Internaliser capabilities

Fine-tune pricing and hedging parameters in real time, using data insights to drive smarter execution and stronger profitability

Backtesting trade and market data to uncover patterns, anomalies, and insights that enhance pricing, hedging, and execution strategies.

Work closely with engineers to translate insights into precise specifications that drive continuous improvement of pricing and hedging algorithms

Take co-ownership of P&L and results

Who You Are

2-4 years of experience in capital markets or electronic trading.

Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

Have hands-on experience in algorithmic trading or quantitative research; market-making experience is a strong plus.

Possess a solid understanding of order book dynamics, market microstructure, and trading infrastructure.

Comfortable writing detailed specifications and collaborating closely with software and data engineers to turn ideas into execution.

What’s In It For You

Hybrid-working model with 25-Work From Anywhere days*

Competitive total compensation package including participation in our stock option plan

Market-leading benefits programs shaped by our Time & Flexibility policies*

Company-wide and team events — both in-person and virtually!

Bitpanda swag to keep you living the brand.

Comprehensive onsite onboarding program at our Vienna HQ.

And, above all, the opportunity to learn and grow as part of Bitpanda’s incredible journey towards being Europe’s future #1 investment platform.

* 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).