Chief Architect, Crypto Exchange Infrastructure

Kraken International; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Head of Exchange Infrastructure to own the layer underpinning all products: the matching engine, core infrastructure, custody interfaces, the algo engine and the API engine. You will consolidate disparate engines into a single, scalable stack and lead a team of four to five product managers and an engineering manager.

You will define success metrics (latency, throughput, uptime) and align cross-functional teams around the exchange strategy while staying close to the work and

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. This team is independent, so you will own roadmaps and write specs yourself at times, not only review them.
• Proven ability to set product vision and translate it into a long-term roadmap.
• Strong understanding of matching engine and market data architecture, and the tradeoffs low latency forces.

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 platforms 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 the migration without disrupting live markets.

Skills

Senior product leader

Exchange experience

Team leadership

Crypto knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Kraken is seeking a Head of Exchange Infrastructure to own the layer underpinning all products: the matching engine, core infrastructure, custody interfaces, the algo engine and the API engine. You will consolidate disparate engines into a single, scalable stack and lead a team of four to five product managers and an engineering manager.

You will define success metrics (latency, throughput, uptime) and align cross-functional teams around the exchange strategy while staying close to the work and