--- title: 'Senior Platform Engineer at Bitvavo' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-platform-engineer-bitvavo-headquarters-zrchxbqpbjbr' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Platform Engineer at Bitvavo - **Company:** Bitvavo - **Location:** Headquarters - **Employment:** full-time - **Posted:** 2026-08-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bitvavo/ab5a5006-72af-4998-9ce0-9da147605fe1 ## Job description In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone. In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year. Our team, located in Amsterdam, is looking for self-driven, talented people who can help make digital assets available for everyone. ## About the Opportunity We are an exchange. System scalability, performance and engineering productivity matters in everything that we do. Our platform domain is committed to fostering autonomy by offering engineering teams paved paths to develop robust, secure, compliant and scalable systems. We're seeking exceptional talent to join us in making this a reality. ## What You’ll Be Doing - Empower teams to build scalable systems with strict requirements on latency, availability, and/or throughput. - Team up with engineering teams to understand their pain points and work backward to craft the right solution. - Enable teams to fully own their systems by providing them with the capabilities to seamlessly deploy and closely observe their applications. - Leverage infrastructure as code and automation to build reproducible systems that are consistent across multiple environments. - Support your teammates in growing every day by providing them with constructive feedback, guidance, and sharing knowledge. ## What We Look For - Experience with one or more programming languages. We mostly use Python, Kotlin and Go. - Solid understanding of the fundamentals in distributed systems, systems engineering and networking. - Fluency in leveraging infrastructure as code and automation. We use tools such as Terraform to build reproducible systems that are consistent across multiple environments. - Proficiency in container orchestration within a cloud-first environment. We operate entirely on the Cloud, using Kubernetes as our orchestration tool. - Exceptional communication skills. We expect engineers to talk to various stakeholders to derive requirements, drive discussions, and facilitate decision-making processes effectively. - Extraordinary sense of ownership. We are committed to empowering engineers with freedom and accountability. We're far more interested in your capabilities as an engineer rather than in your specific knowledge of a certain tool and/or technology. Not sure if you tick all the boxes? Let's talk. At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions. Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such an agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate. ## What We Offer At Bitvavo, we believe in attracting, motivating and retaining talented people through market-competitive offerings that go beyond compensation alone. To learn more about our total rewards package and the benefits we offer, visit our Life at Bitvavo page. ## About Bitvavo ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Bitvavo is a European cryptocurrency exchange platform that makes digital asset trading simple, secure, and transparent for retail and institutional customers. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly disclosed) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Mark Nuvelstijn, Tim Baardse, Jelle de Boer ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cryptocurrency exchange / digital asset trading - **Target customers**: B2C (retail traders) and B2B (institutional investors); primarily European market - **Mission or purpose**: To enable customers to outperform the traditional financial system by making crypto accessible to all — simple, secure, and transparent. ## Products & Services - **Bitvavo Trading Platform**: A web and mobile app offering trading in 400+ cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, etc.) with transparent tiered fees (max 0.25%) and direct euro deposits via 8 payment methods. - **Staking & Earn Program**: Allows users to earn passive returns on crypto holdings while retaining full access to their assets. - **Bitvavo Account Guarantee**: Reimburses up to €100,000 for losses due to unauthorized account access. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: €100B+ assets managed, 2M+ active users across Europe, 500+ employees - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed; Bitvavo is independently backed and regulated under MiCA by the Dutch AFM. - **Growth Signals**: Licensed under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) — the first major crypto exchange to hold a MiCA license; consistently ranked among top European crypto platforms; 4/5 Trustpilot rating from 17,600+ reviews. ## Competitive Advantages - **Regulatory moat**: Fully authorized as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), giving it a compliance edge in the EU. - **Transparent low fees**: Maximum 0.25% trading fee with tiered discounts; no hidden costs. - **Security & trust**: Strict segregation of customer funds, proof of reserves, and a €100,000 account guarantee. - **Localized experience**: Dutch-founded, Amsterdam-based with a deep understanding of European regulatory and payment ecosystems. ## Strategic Focus - Becoming the #1 consumer crypto exchange in Europe. - Scaling responsibly through regulatory compliance, product innovation, and a hybrid work culture. - Expanding staking and earn products to increase user engagement and retention. - Building a high-performance engineering and product organization to maintain platform reliability and speed. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Open, performance-driven, and growth-oriented with values like “Do the right thing, always”, “Take full ownership”, and “Win together”. - **Work model**: Hybrid — balance between in-office collaboration (Amsterdam headquarters) and flexibility. - **Benefits**: Competitive base salary + discretionary performance bonus + equity opportunities; fresh breakfast/lunch/snacks at the office; generous learning & development budget; flexible wellbeing budget; travel allowance or Swapfiets subscription; robust pension plan; fully covered OpenUp mental health subscription. - **Relocation**: Full support for international hires — visa for family, flights, paid temporary housing, permanent housing search assistance, and administrative help (BSN, bank account, healthcare). - **Events**: Regular team gatherings, pizza nights, themed dinners, and annual traditions like Vavoween (Halloween party) and Vavofest (company-wide celebration). ## Sources 1. [bitvavo.com](https://bitvavo.com/en/about) — Company overview, stats, founders, regulation 2. [bitvavo.com](https://bitvavo.com/en) — Product details, fees, security, Trustpilot rating 3. [jobs.bitvavo.com](https://jobs.bitvavo.com/about) — Culture, values, teams, mission 4. 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