Software Engineer, Rust (Onchain)
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
Join a small, talented team of engineers building high-quality enhancements and zero to one products on Kraken. In this role, you’ll take significant ownership of technical decisions, collaborate closely with product, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver exciting new opportunities.
The Opportunity
- Design and implement robust Rust services
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Smart Contract, DevOps, and Frontend Engineering to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements
- Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code
- Write technical specifications, own feature development through to deployment
- Collaborate on large scale distributed systems architecture
- Integrate 3rd party APIs and multiple blockchain networks into our products
- Opportunities to work with onchain data
Skills You Should HODL
- 5+ years of full-time engineering experience within a large technology organization or fast growing startup
- 3+ years of Rust familiarity and development experience
- Experience working with blockchain technology and DeFi
- Have a security-first mindset during system design
- 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
- Experience working with GraphQL, SQL, RESTful APIs and WebSockets
- Deep knowledge in one or more blockchain ecosystems such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented, stoic in the face of many obstacles
- Proactively adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and apply innovative solutions to dynamic challenges, demonstrating flexibility and resilience in a fast-paced development environment
- Demonstrates a receptive mindset, adept at engaging in constructive dialogue on complex subjects with colleagues, while remaining adaptable and open to alternative perspectives