Software Engineer – Backend – Payments

November 19

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Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

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Crypto • Finance • Fintech

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange is a cryptocurrency platform that facilitates the buying and selling of over 200 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2011, Kraken provides a comprehensive suite of features for both beginner and advanced traders, such as advanced trading interfaces and margin trading. The platform emphasizes industry-leading security, deep liquidity, and 24/7 customer support, making it a trusted choice for users worldwide. Kraken caters to individual investors as well as institutional clients, offering services like OTC trading and custody. The company is committed to transparency with its proof of reserves and mission-driven values. Kraken operates globally, supporting clients in over 190 countries, with a quarterly trading volume exceeding $207 billion. However, users are advised of the high risk of crypto investments and the lack of regulation in some jurisdictions.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

📋 Description

• Design and implement robust services and libraries for payments integration across our products at Kraken • Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient codebase • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Fronted Engineering to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements in a large scale distributed systems architecture • Partner closely with crypto native engineers

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering • Proficiency in writing clean, scalable backend code in a systems language, with preference to Rust or Node/Typescript • Demonstrated commitment to a security-first mindset when designing systems • Capability to autonomously debug issues across the stack, including OS, network, and application layers • Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event Driven Systems

🏖️ Benefits

• Kraken is committed to industry-leading security • Recognized for crypto education • World-class client support