Rust Backend Engineer - Crypto Consumer Apps

Kraken; Argentina; On-site; ARS 92,875,000 - 170,271,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Consumer team, building applications that present Kraken’s offerings to the mass market. The role emphasizes an extreme eye for detail, world-class UX, and a “ship fast but don’t ship shit” mindset, with a strong self-driven ethos.

You will design and maintain customer-facing Rust backend services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences, collaborating with product teams to ensure seamless user experiences and product

Qualifications

• Proficient in Rust for backend services and distributed systems.
• Experience designing customer-facing features end-to-end with a product mindset.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and modern software tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement customer-facing Rust backend services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences.
• Own features end-to-end from concept to launch and user impact.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate customer requirements into robust solutions.
• Propose improvements and autonomous solutions, not just implementing specs.

Skills

Rust

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Product mindset

AI-first development

Ownership

Security-first

Tools

Kafka

React

TypeScript

Job description

Kraken is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Consumer team, building applications that present Kraken’s offerings to the mass market. The role emphasizes an extreme eye for detail, world-class UX, and a “ship fast but don’t ship shit” mindset, with a strong self-driven ethos.

You will design and maintain customer-facing Rust backend services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences, collaborating with product teams to ensure seamless user experiences and product