Software Engineer, Java (Financial Crime Prevention)
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About the role
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 6 million customers, making us one of Europe's safest and most secure platforms that powers modern investing. 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! You Mission As a Software Engineer in the Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) team at Bitpanda , you will build the systems that keep Bitpanda safe, secure, and compliant at scale. You'll work on high-throughput, low-latency services that detect, prevent, and respond to suspicious activity across payments, trading, and user accounts. Your work will directly impact the integrity of our platform and protect millions of users from financial crime, fraud, and compliance risk.
Responsibilities
- Design and operate scalable, event-driven backend services using Java 25, Micronaut/Spring, and Kafka to power real-time detection and prevention workflows
- Build and maintain core FCP systems, including transaction monitoring, risk scoring, alerting, and reporting pipelines
- Ensure production-grade reliability with ≥80% unit test coverage, integration and end-to-end tests, and leverage AI-assisted code review tools like Claude Code
- Integrate with internal and external systems, including payment providers, trading services, and compliance tools, handling edge cases and high-throughput data streams
- Continuously improve system performance, observability, and scalability while meeting strict compliance and regulatory requirements
Requirements
- Strong backend engineering experience with Java (Micronaut or Spring) and distributed systems fundamentals (consistency, messaging, failure modes, concurrency)
- Experience building systems where correctness, reliability, and low-latency decision-making are critical
- Skilled in testing strategies, ensuring correctness at scale, and leveraging tools like Claude Code for code quality and review efficiency
- Familiar with event-driven architectures, streaming platforms (Kafka), and cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes)
- Motivated to solve complex financial crime problems and build infrastructure that protects users and the business at scale
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