Engineering Manager, Kraken
Custody, Crypto & Onchain
$135-203k
This range is not inclusive of other additional compensation elements, such as our Bonus program, Equity program
Cryptocurrency exchange
Open for applications
Cryptocurrency exchange
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$135-203k
This range is not inclusive of other additional compensation elements, such as our Bonus program, Equity program
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
- We are looking for a strong communicator and team-player, who is able to identify business problems, own Kraken’s Institutional strategy, and set the agenda to maximize business impact from the team
- This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader that’s passionate about crypto, software engineering
- You understand the tech and what’s going on at ground level and facilitate your team into making great decisions, but you’re careful not to let your own opinions outweigh those of others, and strike a healthy balance between trusting the way your team does things currently and challenging them to strive for something better
- You find ways to make your team better and deliver: expedite a process, get rid of a blocker, get repetitive work off team members by handling it and/or automating it, and more
- Experience as a backend developer and leading teams of 7+ engineers writing code exclusively in Rust
- Proficiency in Rust
- Leans heavy into process, optimization and always has security at the forefront of decision making
- Strong proficiency with basic cryptographic concepts
- Familiarity with modern build pipelines and tooling
- Deep knowledge of software development and delivery best practices; you can identify bottlenecks and/or obstacles holding back your team and find ways to help them move faster
- Experience driving solutions to key business problems, especially navigating and resolving ambiguity
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
- Understanding accessibility and security compliance
- Understanding user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
- Strong written skills in English is required
What the job involves
- Kraken is looking for an Engineering Manager to help lead and build out our Custody Team
- Join our Custody team and have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing transformation of the digital assets industry at Kraken
- Our team plays a crucial role in identifying problems in the industry and delivering novel solutions
- As a leader of the Custody team, you will have the chance to lead and collaborate with highly skilled Rust Engineers, cryptographers, hardware aficionados, and on-chain experts from around the world
- We are enthusiastic about the highest security custody environments and efficiency of signing with the major cryptographic curves
- Our collaborative work environment allows us to stay ahead in the ever-changing crypto landscape
- Facilitating and contributing to deliverables in a team that is dedicated to integrations for institutional custody
- Help scale the team by hiring and growing passionate engineers committed to excellence
- Lead by example and nurture talent in an integration focused team, focusing on the growth of developers and ensuring their workload leaves them both challenged and fulfilled
- Help identify, analyze, and resolve bottlenecks and inefficiencies in processes and codebases
- Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, super secure applications and data protection systems
- Spend about 80% of your time managing risks across different domains who have distinct domain experts
- Manage stakeholder expectations in Security, Compliance, Product, Finance, Design, and Client Experience, to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements
- Maintain a security-first mindset by staying informed of the latest trends in blockchain technologies, and Web3 in general
- Own, develop and maintain existing integrations
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
Many 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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