Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - Consumer

Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - Consumer

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Kraken is a mission‑focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.

The Consumer team at Kraken focuses on building applications that expose Kraken’s product offering to the mass market, onboarding the next 100 million people to the benefits of crypto.

• Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient codebase
• Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture
• Work side by side with hundreds of experienced Rust engineers

• 7+ 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

This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no Final date to receive applications.

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. Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.