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
📍Collaborate with designers and product managers to understand business needs 📍Work jointly with devOps all along the software development lifecycle from the writeup of technical specifications in the form of RFCs, to feature development and testing. 📍Develop and maintain services that power onchain experiences. 📍Integrate 3rd party APIs and multiple blockchain networks into our products. 📍Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability scalable applications 📍Write reusable, testable, and efficient code 📍Create optimized database schemas 📍Mentoring of engineers and contribution to hiring
Skills you should HODL
📍5+ years of full-time engineering experience within a large technology organization or fast growing startup 📍Experience working with blockchain technology and DeFi 📍Experience building and maintaining high volume production quality applications using React or React Native, with good knowledge of state management and client side systems design 📍Experience working with GraphQL, SQL, RESTful APIs and WebSockets 📍Good understanding of best practices with version control and continuous integration.
The future of finance is here — whether you’re interested in blockchain, cryptocurrency, or remote web3 jobs, there’s a perfect role waiting for you.