Vacancy: Software Engineer

Iqana is a Barcelona-based fintech startup delivering systematic, risk-managed exposure to digital assets. Our mission is to make institutional-grade crypto investing accessible through robust quantitative strategies and optimized portfolio construction. We help investors—ranging from high-net-worth individuals to Family Offices, hedge funds, and asset managers—gain secure, automated access to crypto markets via separately managed accounts (SMAs). Powered by proprietary algorithms and advanced risk frameworks, Iqana is building the next-generation infrastructure for digital asset investing: from data ingestion, strategy design, and execution to monitoring and reporting. We're scaling our founding team to shape the future of how institutions access digital assets investments securely. Are you passionate about AI, Digital Assets, finance, prediction markets, and building systems that transform how people invest? Do you want to work across cutting-edge infrastructure, the latest data sources, and high-impact execution systems? We're looking for a Software Engineer — AI & Trading Infrastructure to design, build, and scale the backbone of our algorithmic trading and SMA execution platform. You'll work across our stack (Python, React/TypeScript, Django, AWS, APIs, data pipelines) and take responsibility for integrating AI-enhanced tools into real-world research and execution systems. From internal dashboards to trading infrastructure and monitoring tools, you'll bring ideas to life. Build and enhance market data pipelines, optimize execution systems, and connect new venues and data sources. Develop dashboards, monitoring tools, and fallback mechanisms to ensure smooth, real-time operations. Test, learn, and iterate based on feedback and evolving research needs. Backend APIs — Design and implement scalable APIs (REST/WebSocket) connecting AI, trading, and user-facing systems. Data Infrastructure — Architect and optimize market data ingestion and ETL pipelines, integrating with multiple crypto exchange APIs and on-chain sources. Cloud-Native Systems — Deploy scalable architectures on AWS (or equivalent) to support high-performance computation and fault-tolerant operations. 4+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in a startup or fast-paced environment. Experience with data integration and building robust ETL/streaming pipelines. Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and cloud-native architecture. Familiarity with DevSecOps best practices, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code. Experience with financial data, trading systems, or quant research platforms. Familiarity with DeFi protocols, blockchain analytics, or on-chain data. What's in it for you? High-impact projects —Your work will directly support live strategies used by top-tier investors. Fast-track career growth in a high-performance environment where your impact is visible and rewarded, and where you scale into leadership roles as the company and tech expand. Be part of a top-tier fintech startup — Backed by experienced investors and advisors, building the future of digital asset investing. We're committed to investing in your future—whether it's funding courses, certifications, or other educational opportunities, we want you to continually grow and excel. As one of our founding engineers, you will start by owning critical systems and infrastructure design, evolve into Tech Lead for AI & Trading Infrastructure and later into a Head of Engineering as the team grows, and help build and mentor the next generation of engineers that will scale Iqana's technology. Meaningful equity package — share the upside as we grow from Pre-Seed to global scale.