Senior Software Engineer, Kraken
React Native
Cryptocurrency exchange
Open for applications
Cryptocurrency exchange
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
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
- 6+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years focused on React Native
- Deep knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and React Native's core principles and APIs
- Experience building and shipping cross-platform apps for both iOS and Android
- Familiarity with React Navigation, Redux Toolkit, MobX, or other state management libraries
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and WebSockets
- Proficiency with mobile testing frameworks (e.g., Detox, Jest, React Native Testing Library)
- Experience working with native modules or bridging native code (iOS/Android) when needed
- Understanding of mobile UX patterns, accessibility, and responsive design principles
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering, design, and product teams
Desirable
- Experience migrating to or working with the new React Native architecture (Fabric/TurboModules)
- Familiarity with OTA update tools like CodePush or Expo EAS
- Exposure to native iOS/Android development (Swift, Kotlin, Java)
- Background in crypto, fintech, or privacy-first mobile applications
- Contributions to open source or experience with building internal developer tooling
- Understanding of mobile CI/CD and release pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, EAS, GitHub Actions)
What the job involves
- Join our Frontend Engineering team to craft high-performance, mission-critical interfaces that bring Kraken’s crypto products to life
- As a member of this team, your focus is on delivering seamless, elegant, and secure client experiences across our entire product surface
- You’ll work alongside backend engineers, crypto protocol experts, and designers obsessed with detail to build React Native and TypeScript applications that operate at scale and meet the expectations of our global user base
- Whether it’s rendering real-time market data, simplifying complex user flows, or optimizing for performance on low-latency devices, you’ll be at the center of how our clients experience Kraken
- This team owns everything from component architecture and design systems to experimentation, analytics instrumentation, and accessibility — all while championing frontend performance, developer experience, and UI consistency
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality mobile applications using React Native and TypeScript
- Lead architectural decisions and implementation of scalable, performant mobile features
- Collaborate closely with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver seamless mobile user experiences across iOS and Android
- Own features end-to-end—from concept and prototyping to release and post-launch improvements
- Implement and uphold mobile-specific best practices around performance, navigation, accessibility, and testing
- Contribute to shared component libraries and mobile design systems
- Mentor other engineers and support code reviews, architecture discussions, and process improvements
- Optimize application performance, minimize load times, and enhance app responsiveness
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
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 HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jesse Powell
(Chairman of the Board)Previously co-founded Verge Gallery & Studio Project, Lewt and Internet Ventures & Holdings
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