Software Engineer - Rust Blockchain Platform

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto for financial freedom and inclusion. It is a fully remote company with employees in 70+ countries, developing premium crypto products for traders, institutions, and newcomers. The Blockchain Platform team builds infrastructure that abstracts the complexity of multiple blockchain protocols, handling node interactions, block ingestion, balance tracking, and on-chain data at scale.

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in asynchronous Rust
• Experience with high-volume, distributed systems
• Familiarity with API design, including GraphQL and gRPC
• Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
• Comfortable with DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with multiple blockchain ecosystems
• Experience working with or contributing to open-source blockchain clients
• Familiarity with relational databases, logging & monitoring systems, and cloud infrastructure providers
• Passionate about security, reliability, and performance
• Writes clean code, clear documentation, and meaningful tests
• Comfortable with ambiguity and driving alignment across teams
• Pragmatic approach to building solutions

The opportunity:

• Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services and libraries in Rust and TypeScript
• Integrate existing systems with new blockchains
• Build and maintain systems processing over 1.2 billion operations daily across 120+ chains
• Design data protection and access control systems prioritizing security
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to meet blockchain data needs
• Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and standards to improve the organization

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis unless a specific deadline is stated. Applicants may redact personal information related to age or education dates on their resumes. The company considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Kraken is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on protected characteristics outlined by law.