About the company
Kraken, the trusted and secure digital asset exchange, is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Our 2,350+ Krakenites are a world-class team ranging from the crypto-curious to industry experts, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. As a fully remote company, we already have Krakenites in 70+ countries (speaking 50+ languages). We're one of the most diverse organizations on the planet and this remains key to our values. We continue to lead the industry with new product advancements like Kraken NFT, on- and off-chain staking and instant bitcoin transfers via the Lightning Network.
Job Summary
The opportunity
šFacilitating and contributing to deliverables in a team that is dedicated to integrations for institutional custody šHelp scale the team by hiring and growing passionate engineers committed to excellence šLead by example and nurture talent in an integration focused team, focusing on the growth of developers and ensuring their workload leaves them both challenged and fulfilled šHelp identify, analyze, and resolve bottlenecks and inefficiencies in processes and codebases šDesign and implement low-latency, high-availability, super secure s and data protection systems šSpend about 80% of your time managing risks across different domains who have distinct domain experts šManage stakeholder expectations in Security, Compliance, Product, Finance, Design, and Client Experience, to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements šMaintain a security-first mindset by staying informed of the latest trends in blockchain technologies, and Web3 in general šOwn, develop and maintain existing integrations
Skills you should HODL
šExperience as a backend developer and leading teams of 7+ engineers writing code exclusively in Rust šProficiency in Rust šLeans heavy into process, optimization and always has security at the forefront of decision making šStrong proficiency with basic cryptographic concepts šFamiliarity with modern build pipelines and tooling šDeep knowledge of software development and delivery best practices; you can identify bottlenecks and/or obstacles holding back your team and find ways to help them move faster šExperience driving solutions to key business problems, especially navigating and resolving ambiguity