A Cloud Kafka Engineer role at Bitpanda, a Vienna-based fintech and crypto investment platform serving over 7 million customers. The position focuses on designing, scaling and automating cloud-based messaging systems built on Confluent Kafka. The engineer takes ownership of the Kafka deployment and ensures robust, production-grade cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- ▹Design, develop and evolve cloud-based messaging systems with a focus on scaling and automation
- ▹Take ownership of the Confluent Kafka deployment, identifying bottlenecks and improving configurations
- ▹Design, develop and test backup and disaster recovery processes
- ▹Build scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges
- ▹Promote engineering excellence and contribute to team knowledge sharing
Requirements
- ▹3+ years of hands-on experience building and managing Kafka deployments
- ▹Solid experience in AWS-based infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, KMS)
- ▹Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- ▹Proven experience deploying and scaling critical cloud infrastructure in production
Nice to have
- ▹Experience with Confluent Kafka
- ▹Experience with other messaging solutions
Soft skills
Ownership mindsetProactive problem solvingCollaboration with other engineering teamsKnowledge sharing
What we offer
- ▹Hybrid working model with 25 extra days per year to work from anywhere
- ▹Competitive total compensation with stock option plan
- ▹Mental wellbeing support via OpenUP coaching and counselling
- ▹3 additional days off in 2026 to recharge
- ▹Unlimited access to Udemy online courses
- ▹8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave
Languages: angol