Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeSoftware Engineer - Rust Blockchain Platform
Building the Future of Crypto
Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
What makes us different?
Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.
Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
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The team
The Blockchain Platform team is the connective tissue of Kraken's engineering organization. Every team that touches blockchain data depends on the infrastructure we build. We abstract away the complexity of dozens of different chain protocols, so that teams across Kraken can move fast without becoming blockchain experts themselves.
We own the systems that handle node interactions, block ingestion & parsing, balance tracking, and on-chain data at scale. The work is technically demanding, the surface area is broad, and the impact is direct: if we do our job well, the rest of Kraken does theirs better.
The opportunity
Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services and libraries in Rust and TypeScript
Integrate our existing systems with exciting new blockchains
Build and maintain the systems that process over 1.2 billion operations daily across 120+ chains
Design data protection and access control systems where security is a first-class requirement
Collaborate closely with product and infrastructure teams to define and deliver on their blockchain data needs
Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and standards that raise the bar for the whole org
Skills you should HODL
5+ years of backend engineering experience
Strong proficiency in asynchronous Rust
Experience with high-volume, distributed systems
Familiarity with API design, including GraphQL and gRPC
Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
Comfortable with core DevOps tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on experience with multiple blockchain ecosystems
Experience working with or contributing to open-source blockchain clients
Familiarity with relational databases, logging & monitoring systems, and cloud-based infrastructure providers
Passionate about security, reliability, and performance
Considerate of tomorrow’s engineer: clean code, clear documentation, meaningful tests
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive alignment across teams with different priorities
Pragmatic – you know when to build the elegant solution and when to ship the working one
Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
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