Senior Backend Engineer

October 1

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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, develop, and maintain high-performance, low-latency, scalable back-end services and RESTful APIs using C# and ASP.NET Core • Architect solutions for real-time financial data processing, trade surveillance, and portfolio analysis • Build pipelines and data models to power metrics dashboards, risk reporting, and performance analytics • Manage and optimize complex queries and schemas in PostgreSQL • Integrate APIs with third-party systems to ensure data integrity and reliability • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to meet demanding uptime and latency requirements • Implement security best practices including authentication, authorization, and data encryption • Collaborate with CTO, engineering, operations, and data teams to ensure speed, accuracy, and transparency in live trading environments

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience • At least 3+ years in financial, metrics-driven, or high-performance systems • Highly skilled with C#, ASP.NET Core, and PostgreSQL • Experience deploying and scaling applications in AWS • Experience with API platforms, real-time data pipelines, or metrics systems • Understanding or curiosity about trading systems and cryptocurrency markets • Experience identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks • Experience implementing security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption) • Experience managing and optimizing complex SQL queries and schemas • Experience building pipelines and data models for metrics, risk reporting, and analytics

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote (Krakenites in 70+ countries) • Opportunity to work with Kraken’s global infrastructure and trusted brand • Work on industry-leading crypto products and security-focused platform