Engineering Manager, Kraken

• Proven experience as an engineering manager with a strong track record of leading teams of 5+ engineers in a cross-functional environment, including both backend and frontend engineers
• Exceptional leadership skills, with a focus on empowering and developing team members, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and innovation
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages, particularly Rust or TypeScript, with the ability to guide and mentor engineers working in these ecosystems
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable systems, with a focus on reliability, maintainability, and high performance
• Demonstrated success collaborating closely with Product and Product Design teams, fostering alignment across disciplines to deliver high-quality, user-centric solutions
• In-depth knowledge of software development best practices and software delivery methodologies; you have a keen ability to identify team bottlenecks, technical challenges, or process inefficiencies and can implement strategies to overcome them
• Strong experience managing teams in a geographically distributed, remote-first environment, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and cohesion across time zones
• A Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset; you actively seek opportunities to enhance the team’s operating model, workflows, and overall dynamics to improve performance and morale
• A deep passion for crypto and blockchain technologies, with a strong belief in the crypto movement and its potential to revolutionize industries
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and aligning teams around a shared vision
• Knowledge of onboarding-specific challenges, particularly in creating seamless and user-friendly experiences for both technical and non-technical users (preferred)

Desirable

• The Growth team drives Kraken’s mission to expand its global user base, focusing on optimizing the entire user journey - from first impressions to retention
• Within this broader team, the Onboarding team plays a crucial role by ensuring new users have a seamless, intuitive, and efficient experience when joining Kraken, setting the stage for long-term engagement and trust
• As one of the leaders of the Onboarding team (part of Growth Engineering), you’ll oversee a group of talented front-end and back-end engineers dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the onboarding experience
• From streamlining account creation and KYC processes to developing personalized entry points for diverse user segments and geographies, your team will be instrumental in creating a welcoming and accessible first step into the Kraken ecosystem
• Your work will directly influence Kraken’s ability to convert potential users into active participants in the crypto economy
• The Onboarding team operates at the intersection of engineering, product, and design, collaborating closely with product managers and designers to craft experiences that align with Kraken’s growth objectives
• Your team’s impact will extend beyond engineering, supporting Kraken’s mission by lowering barriers to entry, increasing conversion rates, and enabling a frictionless path for users across the globe
• This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly impact how Kraken introduces crypto to the world - one new user at a time
• Manage a cross-functional engineering team working on one of Kraken’s most impactful application areas, ensuring seamless collaboration and delivery
• Scale the team by hiring passionate engineers, mentoring them, and fostering an environment that challenges and fulfills team members
• Identify and resolve inefficiencies in processes and codebases while driving the adoption of engineering best practices to maintain high-quality, scalable solutions
• Define the long-term vision for Kraken’s onboarding domain, ensuring an exceptional, user-focused experience that aligns with the crypto movement
• Promote cross-team alignment and ensure workloads are meaningful, balancing technical challenges with team morale and productivity
• Bring a product-centric mindset to problem solving, meaningfully affecting business outcomes, and a pragmatic approach

• This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline

• Work where you want: 90% of Krakenites work remotely, we believe people do their best work wherever they're happiest
• Flexibility and Autonomy: We are highly results-focused vs. time-focused. We want you to work when and how you need to keep you at your most proactive
• We value diversity: Our Team is spread across 60 countries. By joining Kraken you'll be part of a truly multicultural organization that values diversity and inclusion
• A new approach to salary: Kraken prides itself on being at the forefront of crypto innovation, and that means the majority of our workforce has the option to be paid in bitcoin
• Equity Options: Kraken owes its success and growth to its people. That's why we offer nearly all our Krakenites a stake in the company

Total funding: $111.5m

Kraken is the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity. Kraken’s clients also trade USD, CAD, ETH, XRP, LTC and other digital currencies, on a platform consistently rated the best and most secure bitcoin exchange by independent news media.