Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

10 Jobs

877 Employees

About the Company

Kraken is one of the world’s longest-standing and most secure crypto platforms. Our mission is to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Globally, Kraken clients trade more than 200 digital assets and 6 different national currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, and AUD.

Kraken was founded in 2011 and was one of the first platforms to offer spot trading with margin, parachain auctions, staking, regulated derivatives and index services.

Trusted by over 10 million individuals, traders and institutions around the world, Kraken offers professional 24/7/365 client support along with one of the fastest, most performant trading platforms available. Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust, and was the first crypto platform to conduct Proof of Reserves audits.

In 2024, Kraken ranked 12th in Newsweek's Global Top 100 list of Most Loved Workplaces, recognizing how the platform offers one of the world's most compelling employment opportunities.

Risk Disclosure: https://k.xyz/3LO7ofe

Listed Jobs

Company Name: Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer - React Native - Onchain
Job Description

Company Name: Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Job Title: Backend Software Engineer - Custody
Job Description: **Job title:** Backend Software Engineer – Custody **Role Summary:** Design, develop, and maintain secure, low‑latency backend services for Kraken’s Custody platform. Responsibilities include integrating with new blockchains, working with HSM hardware, and ensuring high availability and scalability across distributed systems. **Expectations:** - 5–10 years of professional experience as a backend developer. - Deep proficiency in Rust, C++, or Go. - Hands‑on experience with blockchain daemons (e.g., Bitcoind, Litecoind). - Strong foundation in cryptographic concepts and security compliance. - Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and GNU/Linux. - Familiarity with asynchronous programming patterns, distributed systems, and messaging platforms such as Kafka. **Key Responsibilities:** - Integrate existing systems with new blockchain networks. - Architect and implement high‑availability, secure applications and data‑protection mechanisms. - Develop and maintain integrations with hardware security modules (HSMs). - Build and optimize highly scalable, high‑volume services. - Write reusable, testable, and efficient code. - Own, evolve, and support current crypto services within the Custody platform. **Required Skills:** - Backend development (Rust, C++, Go). - Blockchain daemon interaction (Bitcoind, Litecoind, etc.). - Cryptographic fundamentals (ciphers, key management, signing). - Docker, Kubernetes, GNU/Linux system administration. - Asynchronous programming (event loops, non‑blocking I/O). - Distributed systems design and implementation (Kafka, message queues). - Authentication, authorization, and security compliance best practices. - Scalable application architecture (partitioning, caching, load balancing). **Required Education & Certifications:** - No specific educational or certification requirements stated. ---

Company Name: Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Job Title: Data Analyst, Product
Job Description

Company Name: Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer - Data Platform
Job Description: Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer – Data Platform Role Summary Senior SRE responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining the data platform that supports crypto trading analytics, BI tools, and real‑time streaming services. The role ensures reliability, scalability, performance, and security across hybrid on‑premise and AWS cloud environments. Expectations - Deliver highly available and cost‑effective data infrastructure. - Apply IaC best practices and automation to accelerate provisioning and reduce errors. - Enforce data governance, compliance, and secure access controls. - Resolve incidents proactively and support on‑call rotations. Key Responsibilities - Design and implement data lake governance, security, and compliance frameworks. - Build and manage data ingestion pipelines, cataloging, and lineage tracking. - Provision and maintain AWS and on‑prem infrastructure using Terraform, Terragrunt, and Atlantis. - Develop shell and Python scripts for automation of deployments and operational tasks. - Extend and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and data services. - Configure monitoring, alerting, and log aggregation for real‑time data streams. - Implement RBAC and credential management across environments. - Operate and optimize Kafka, Debezium, Flink, and Spark clusters for streaming analytics. - Manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes (and Docker/Nomad as needed). - Document architecture, processes, and best practices. - Collaborate with data analysts, engineers, and AI/ML teams on infra requirements. Required Skills - 5+ years as Site Reliability, Infrastructure, or Data SRE. - Hands‑on experience with Kafka, Debezium, Flink, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, and BI tooling. - Proficiency in AWS multi‑tenant environments and hybrid deployment models. - Strong IaC expertise: Terraform, Terragrunt, Atlantis. - Containerization & orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Nomad. - Scripting: Bash/Shell; programming: Python or JVM languages. - Expertise in data access management, RBAC, and certificate handling. Required Education & Certifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - Relevant certifications preferred: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Certified Administrator, Terraform Associate.

View 10 more jobs at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange