Chief of Exchange Platform & Core Infrastructure

Kraken; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Head of Exchange Infrastructure to own the layer every Kraken product is built on: the matching engine, core infrastructure, third-party custody, the algo engine and the API engine. You will lead a team of four to five product managers, partnered with an engineering manager.

It is a senior, independent team, which means you get leverage quickly and you are expected to stay close to the work.

Qualifications

• Senior product leader with experience in exchange, trading, or high-performance platforms.
• Experience managing and developing product managers, on a team senior enough to run without you in the room.
• Happy to be a player-coach; you will own roadmaps and write specs yourself at times.
• Proven ability to set product vision and translate it into a long-term roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for the exchange layer: matching engine, core infrastructure, third-party custody, algo engine and API engine.
• Lead and grow a team of four to five product managers; set the bar for product craft across the layer.
• Lead consolidation of multiple matching engines into one: start with US derivatives, then international derivatives, then spot.
• Build interface-agnostic platform so every product team can build on the same platform.
• Define success metrics (p99 latency, throughput, uptime, resiliency) and hold teams accountable to them.
• Partner with engineering leaders across exchange and core infrastructure to sequence migrations without disrupting live markets.
• Partner with Risk and Credit Infrastructure so a client can hold one account and trade every product against it.
• Anticipate industry shifts and shape the platform to stay ahead.
• Align cross-functional teams (product, engineering, risk, compliance) around the exchange strategy.

Skills

Exchange experience

Team leadership

Roadmap development

Product craft

Cross-functional communication

Latency & performance

Job description

Kraken is seeking a Head of Exchange Infrastructure to own the layer every Kraken product is built on: the matching engine, core infrastructure, third-party custody, the algo engine and the API engine. You will lead a team of four to five product managers, partnered with an engineering manager.

It is a senior, independent team, which means you get leverage quickly and you are expected to stay close to the work.