Senior Engineering Manager - Pro

Senior Engineering Manager - Pro

Join Kraken’s Pro team, a world‑class group dedicated to building a future‑proof crypto trading platform. As a lead, you will architect and maintain core service frameworks, design high‑performance microservices in Rust, and collaborate across cross‑functional teams to deliver low‑latency, high‑availability solutions.

• Lead a team of 4‑8 engineers, guiding the development of core framework and key software components for the Kraken trading platform.
• Design and implement microservices using Rust, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Build solutions to mitigate risk, enhance security, and protect systems and data.
• Construct dynamically scalable, high‑transaction‑volume platforms with low latency and high availability.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and contribute to product roadmap accomplishments.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years of experience leading software development teams of 4‑8 people.
• Experience writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong soft‑skills for effective communication and stakeholder engagement in a distributed team.
• Passion for solving complex engineering problems.

• Previous experience in trading and/or fintech.

• Role Level: Mid‑Senior
• Work Type:
  Full‑time
• Country:
  United Arab Emirates
• City:
  Dubai
• Company:
  Kraken
• Industry: Financial Services

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.