About the company
Kraken, the trusted and secure digital asset exchange, is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Our 2,350+ Krakenites are a world-class team ranging from the crypto-curious to industry experts, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. As a fully remote company, we already have Krakenites in 70+ countries (speaking 50+ languages). We're one of the most diverse organizations on the planet and this remains key to our values. We continue to lead the industry with new product advancements like Kraken NFT, on- and off-chain staking and instant bitcoin transfers via the Lightning Network.
Job Summary
The opportunity
📍Architect and own Kraken’s automation platform, with hands-on development in n8n and complementary no-code/low-code tooling. 📍Design and implement end-to-end workflow automations spanning Finance, Compliance, Product, Operations, Engineering, Support, and more. 📍Identify operational inefficiencies and build scalable automations that remove manual work and reduce errors. 📍Build both code and no-code automations, selecting the right approach based on complexity and long-term durability. 📍Partner closely with Business Operations to deliver quick-win automations while broader engineering teams focus on larger enterprise initiatives. 📍Integrate internal and external systems, stitching together APIs, data sources, and tools into unified automated workflows. 📍Establish workflow standards, best practices, and monitoring frameworks to ensure long-term stability and observability. 📍Operate with high autonomy, moving from idea → scoping → design → build → test → deploy with minimal oversight. 📍Partner with leaders across the company to identify and execute high-impact automation opportunities. 📍Contribute to Kraken’s enterprise automation roadmap, informing future tooling and architectural decisions.
Skills you should HODL
📍Strong systems engineering background with experience architecting internal tooling or automation platforms. 📍Deep fluency with n8n (or equivalent workflow orchestration tools: Zapier, Make.com, Airflow, Prefect, Temporal). 📍Experience operating in startup or 0→1 environments, comfortable building structure where none exists. 📍Strong understanding of business processes and the ability to translate them into scalable technical workflows. 📍Proven ability to own problems end-to-end: discovery, scoping, technical design, implementation, QA, rollout, and maintenance. 📍Ability to work across code and no-code ecosystems, selecting the right tool for speed and long-term maintainability.
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