Engineering Manager - Payments & Blockchain

Kraken; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering crypto firm is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Payments & Blockchain team. You will drive the development of secure payment experiences and APIs, nurture engineering talent, and ensure delivery of high-quality solutions. Ideal candidates have extensive experience leading engineering teams, especially in FinTech. This role supports a fully remote work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering products at scale.
• Strong cross-functional leadership — able to align frontend and backend efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team of backend and frontend engineers.
• Drive the delivery of high-quality, reliable applications.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical growth.

Skills

Leading engineering teams delivering products at scale

Managing frontend and backend engineering team

Deep technical background in Rust

Cross-functional leadership

Excellent communication skills

Empathy for the customer

Experience in FinTech or Payment products

Job description

Building the Future of Crypto

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry‑leading security, crypto education, and world‑class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

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The team

Join our Payments & Embedded Ramp team and build the infrastructure that powers money movement across Kraken.

We’re looking for a hands‑on Engineering Manager to lead one of our Payments & Blockchain team — responsible for building and scaling payment experiences and APIs that power seamless fiat and crypto transactions across Kraken’s ecosystem.

The team owns APIs, services, and integrations that underpin our payments ecosystem. We collaborate closely with Product and external partners to deliver secure, compliant, and performant solutions.

The opportunity

• Lead a cross‑functional team of backend and frontend engineers building our payments and B2B API experiences.
• Drive the delivery of high‑quality, reliable, and scalable applications.
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and deliver high‑impact features with measurable business and customer value.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Managers and Tech Leads to maintain consistency in engineering standards and architecture across platforms.
• Champion engineering excellence, maintainable systems, and code quality.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical growth, ownership, and collaboration.
• Strengthen team organization and delivery through agile processes, project tracking, and metrics (e.g., DORA, cycle time).

Skills you should HODL

• Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering products at scale.
• Experience managing a combined frontend and backend engineering team
• Deep technical background (preferably in Rust) with a solid understanding of modern backend architectures and API design.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership — able to align frontend and backend efforts in a complex, multi‑platform environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Empathy for the customer and a passion for building intuitive, performant experiences.
• Experience in FinTech or Payment products is preferred.

Nice to haves

• Background in systems design or distributed architectures.
• Working knowledge of Rust (or similar languages such as Go or C++), and familiarity with async architectures, APIs, and microservices.

This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don’t fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you’re passionate or knowledgable about crypto!

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

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