Head of Exchange Platform & Infrastructure

Kraken; Ireland; On-site; EUR 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Head of Exchange Infrastructure to own the matching engine, core infrastructure, and APIs, consolidating multiple engines into a single, platform-wide stack that serves all products. You will lead a small team of four to five product managers, define success metrics, and collaborate with engineering, risk, and compliance to sequence migrations without disrupting live markets.

This senior, hands-on role requires a player-coach mindset, deep crypto market understanding, and the

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.
• 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, and set the bar for product craft across the layer.
• Lead the consolidation of multiple matching engines into one, starting with US derivatives, then international derivatives, then spot.
• Build interface-agnostic platform to enable all product teams to build on the same stack.
• 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 the migration without disrupting live markets.
• Partner with Risk and Credit Infrastructure so a client can hold one account and trade every product against it.
• Align cross-functional teams around the exchange strategy.

Skills

Senior product leader

Team leadership

Player-coach

Vision to roadmap

Matching engine knowledge

Platform thinking

Crypto markets enthusiasm

Job description

Kraken is seeking a Head of Exchange Infrastructure to own the matching engine, core infrastructure, and APIs, consolidating multiple engines into a single, platform-wide stack that serves all products. You will lead a small team of four to five product managers, define success metrics, and collaborate with engineering, risk, and compliance to sequence migrations without disrupting live markets.

This senior, hands-on role requires a player-coach mindset, deep crypto market understanding, and the