Software Engineer - Rust - Crypto Back Office

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 Crypto Backoffice team manages services that turn on-chain data into fund movements, regulatory compliance, liquidity management, and signing operations at scale, overseeing wallets, on-chain positions, and regulatory segregations across 120+ chains.

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in asynchronous Rust
• Experience with high-volume, distributed systems
• Familiarity with API design and gRPC
• Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
• Comfortable with core DevOps tooling 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 and monitoring systems, and cloud-based infrastructure providers
• Passionate about security, reliability, and performance
• Considerate of clean code, clear documentation, and meaningful tests
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive alignment across teams with different priorities
• Pragmatic approach to building solutions

The opportunity:

• Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services and libraries in Rust and TypeScript
• Manage the full lifecycle of on-chain wallets across blockchains from derivation to ownership at the scale of a global exchange
• Build and maintain systems ensuring liquidity for clients while maintaining strict compliance with regulatory requirements
• Own core services providing the exchange visibility into on-chain state
• Design and implement integrations with third-party providers to move funds efficiently across chains
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to deliver first-class treasury management tools
• Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and standards that raise the bar for the organization

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis unless a specific deadline is stated. Applicants may redact personal information on 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 as outlined by law.