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
📍Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries 📍Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient codebase 📍Collaborate on large scale distributed systems architecture 📍Work side by side with hundreds of experienced Rust engineers
Skills you should HODL
📍7+ years of software engineering experience 📍Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust 📍Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness 📍Demonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application) 📍Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions 📍Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
