Engineering Manager, Kraken

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment
• Strong people leadership skills — you coach, set context, and empower others to make good decisions
• Solid technical foundation; you can engage in design discussions and help engineers make pragmatic trade-offs
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g. TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar)
• A product mindset — you care about how your team’s work impacts users and moves key metrics
• Clear communication and organizational skills, aligning engineering outcomes with business goals
• Experience operating in distributed, remote-first teams
• We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!

Desirable

• The Growth Engineering team builds the experiences that connect people to our ecosystem for the first time — and keep them coming back
• We design and ship the systems behind our marketing funnels, signup and KYC flows, and the key engagement features that help new users fund their accounts and explore our products
• It’s a team with direct influence on company growth, global reach, and user engagement at scale
• Our products serve millions of users globally
• As an Engineering Manager on the Growth team, you’ll lead and develop a cross-functional group of engineers delivering high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power user acquisition, activation, and retention
• You’ll partner with Product and Design to plan, prioritize, and execute initiatives that accelerate growth — ensuring the team is aligned, supported, and empowered to deliver simple, reliable solutions at scale
• Every decision you make will shape how our teams build and deliver experiences that connect people to our products globally
• You lead by setting context, not control — empowering engineers to act with clarity and confidence
• You coach through curiosity, communicate openly, and model accountability and empathy — turning alignment and trust into measurable impact
• Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features
• Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution
• Keep projects moving forward — maintaining clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders
• Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions
• Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning — helping the team grow their impact and autonomy
• Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones
• Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization