Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Product Engineering

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto. The role involves designing and implementing robust Rust services and libraries that enhance trading and crypto experiences, while collaborating closely with product and design teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences with a focus on reliability, performance, and user impact
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code that scales across teams and supports revenue-critical systems without compromising safety or security
• Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, translating evolving product requirements into resilient, low-latency solutions
• Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-performance, product-driven engineering culture

Requirements:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience building customer focused products, ideally in the fintech or crypto space
• Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
• Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness
• Demonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application)
• Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions
• Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
• Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
• Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture