KrakenSenior Software Engineer - Frontend - Growth Insights
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.
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The team
The Growth Insights team is responsible for building a scalable, well-integrated, and governed analytics ecosystem that enables Kraken’s Growth and Platform teams to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Our mission is to ensure that marketing, product, and business analytics data is accurate, reliable, and actionable, allowing us to optimize attribution, performance tracking, and user interactions across our ecosystem.
We collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Data teams to audit, enhance, and streamline event tracking, improve attribution accuracy, and optimize our MarTech stack. Our work ensures that analytics tracking is transparent, maintainable, and aligned with best practices, while enabling other teams to confidently make data-driven improvements to Kraken’s user experience.
As a Frontend Engineer on the Growth Insights team, you will be the driving force behind our analytics tracking, attribution models, and event data governance. You will play a key role in optimizing how data flows through our extensive MarTech infrastructure, ensuring we capture, process, and report on key user interactions, marketing performance, and A/B tests with accuracy and reliability.
The opportunity
Develop and maintain shared libraries and best practices for event tracking across multiple codebases, ensuring consistency, reducing duplication, and enabling high-quality data collection across Kraken’s frontend platforms
Ensure data quality and consistency by building robust validation, monitoring, and alerting systems that detect and prevent data issues proactively
Document and evangelize best practices for analytics implementation, creating a clear and accessible knowledge base for engineers and analysts
Collaborate with Data Engineering and Analytics to ensure event data is aligned with our source of truth and supports reliable decision-making
Continuously optimize our MarTech stack, evaluating and integrating tools that enhance tracking, attribution, and customer insights
Improve event and attribution modeling, enabling more accurate insights into user journeys, marketing performance, and product engagement
Map and refine event data flows to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency, transparency, and cost-effectiveness across our analytics architecture
Support experimentation infrastructure, helping teams design and implement A/B testing frameworks as needed
Skills you should HODL
6+ years of experience in frontend development with strong expertise in React.js (web or React Native) and TypeScript
Deep understanding of web and mobile tracking technologies and analytics platforms, such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Segment, Mixpanel, and AppsFlyer
Proven ability to audit, troubleshoot, and resolve data discrepancies in complex tracking systems
Experience working across multiple teams and codebases to implement consistent tracking strategies
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to align engineering, marketing, and analytics on tracking best practices
Nice to haves
Hands-on experience with frontend testing frameworks and modern build pipelines
Experience with large-scale data tracking and analytics infrastructure is a plus
Knowledge of marketing automation solutions and advertising network integrations
Familiarity with A/B testing solutions and experimentation methodologies
Back end engineering experience a plus
Understanding of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and decentralized applications
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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