Software Engineer, Kraken
Rust, Blockchain Platform
$110-176k
Cryptocurrency exchange
Job no longer available
Cryptocurrency exchange
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$110-176k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a backend developer
- Proficiency in writing asynchronous Rust code required
- Experience with multiple different blockchain ecosystems
- Experience working with large amounts of data and Kafka
- Experience with API development, including GraphQL and gRPC
- Experience with basic devops tooling, such as docker and kubernetes
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Experience with automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Be passionate about secure, reliable, fast and privacy-focused software
- Experience in technical writing and documentation
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented, stoic in the face of many obstacles
- Demonstrates a receptive mindset, adept at engaging in constructive dialogue on complex subjects with colleagues, while remaining adaptable and open to alternative perspectives
What the job involves
- Join our Blockchain Platform team to be part of the fundamental platform that powers all Kraken’s systems that touch Blockchain Nodes and data
- This team is at the center of everything we do
- Our Blockchain Platform enables other teams to do their work efficiently
- Multiple teams need blockchain transactions, balances, interactions with nodes and other blockchain data in order to do their work
- We are the team which makes this easily possible
- We provide standardized data and standardized ways of interacting with nodes
- It is difficult to handle all different blockchain protocols, that’s why we are making it easy
- Not everybody in the organization needs to understand all the intricacies of every different chain
- In this role, you will be at the center of our business
- Our Blockchain Platform gives you the opportunity to work together with many different teams within Kraken
- Design and implement robust Rust and Typescript services and libraries
- Integrate our existing systems with exciting new blockchains
- Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, super secure applications and data protection systems
- Write highly scalable, high volume services
- Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Own, develop and maintain existing crypto services
- Work together with other teams to support their needs
Application process
- This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline
Our take
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.
Kraken was the first bitcoin exchange to have its market data displayed on the Bloomberg Terminal, the first to pass a cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves audit, and one of the first exchanges to offer leveraged bitcoin margin trading.
Kraken are one of the top 3 bitcoin exchanges by volume, behind Coinbase and bit-x with an 18% market share. While this is a competitive space to operate in - the volume of crypto being exchanged every day is very high, so there's space for multiple winners.
Kraken have made a number of acquisitions and have strengthened its world-leading position with the launch of new products, features and apps and a 24/7 multi-lingual support line. The company will continue to provide clients with easier and more versatile ways to participate in the crypto ecosystem.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
13% female employees
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2019
$100m
SERIES C
Mar 2014
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $111.5m
Company benefits
- 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
Company values
- Crypto Conviction
- Assume Best Intent
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Client Obsessed
- Productively Paranoid
- Globally Inclusive
- Humble
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jesse Powell
(Chairman of the Board)Previously co-founded Verge Gallery & Studio Project, Lewt and Internet Ventures & Holdings
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