Senior Software Engineer – Rust

🕒 July 13

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

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.

📋 Description

• 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

• 5+ years of software engineering experience • 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

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) matching • Flexible working arrangements • Professional development opportunities • Paid time off • Remote work options