Head of Exchange Platform & Core Infrastructure

Kraken

Dubai

On-site

AED 600,000 - 1,100,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Kraken is seeking a senior product leader to own the exchange layer, including the matching engine, API and core infrastructure. You will lead a team of product managers, set the roadmap, and drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, risk, and compliance.

You will consolidate multiple matching engines into a single, scalable platform, starting with US derivatives and expanding internationally. A strong focus on latency, throughput, and uptime is essential.

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.
Player-coach mindset with ownership of roadmaps and occasional hands‑on specs writing.

Responsibilities

Own the product vision and roadmap for the exchange layer: matching engine, core infrastructure, API engine.
Lead and grow a team of 4–5 product managers and set the bar for product craft across the layer.
Consolidate multiple matching engines into one, starting with US derivatives, then international derivatives, then spot.
Build interface-agnostic platforms so all product teams can build on the same platform.
Define success metrics (p99 latency, throughput, uptime, resiliency) and hold teams accountable.