Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend

Summary

Join Kraken's team to integrate its systems with various cryptocurrencies and blockchains, focusing on enhancing client experience and accelerating crypto adoption. Collaborate with backend, blockchain, and frontend engineering teams. Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries, ensuring seamless integration of new features. Write efficient, testable code and contribute to large-scale distributed systems architecture. Work with on-chain data and partner with crypto-native engineers. Provide mentorship and contribute to the technical culture. This fully remote position offers opportunities to work with experienced Rust engineers and contribute to the future of crypto.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiently 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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Frontend Engineering to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code
• Collaborate on large scale distributed systems architecture
• Work side by side with hundreds of experienced Rust engineers
• Opportunities to work with on-chain data
• Partner closely with crypto native engineers
• Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge in one or more blockchain ecosystems such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Substrate is a huge plus
• Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented, stoic in the face of many obstacles
• Proactively adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and apply innovative solutions to dynamic challenges, demonstrating flexibility and resilience in a fast-paced development environment
• Demonstrates a receptive mindset, adept at engaging in constructive dialogue on complex subjects with colleagues, while remaining adaptable and open to alternative perspectives