Engineer II (Fully Remote)

Kraken; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken powers innovative energy technology and seeks a skilled backend engineer to own domain modeling challenges and build robust Python services using Django, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL. You will write tests and debugging tools to ensure reliability in a large, complex codebase.

You will mentor junior engineers, help with onboarding, and participate in hiring debriefs to grow the team. Strong collaboration and observability are essential for delivering high-quality software at scale.

Qualifications

• Solve complex domain modeling challenges in energy sector.
• Write robust, fault-tolerant software in Python, Django, GraphQL, Celery, and PostgreSQL.
• Write clean code with unit, integration, and functional tests covering happy path, boundary, and exceptional scenarios.
• Use structured methods to debug production issues and learn from failures.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver medium-sized engineering problems across domains with observability gaps addressed.
• Mentor junior engineers and assist with onboarding new team members.
• Participate in hiring debriefs to grow the engineering team.
• Explain technical work across domains and promote best engineering practices.

Skills

Python

Django

GraphQL

Testing (unit/integration)

Debugging production issues

Tools

Graphene

PostgreSQL

CircleCI

AWS

Terraform

Sentry

Datadog

Job description

• Solve complex domain modeling challenges in the energy sector, writing robust, fault-tolerant software in Python, Django, GraphQL, Celery, and PostgreSQL.
• Write clean code alongside unit, integration, and functional tests covering happy path, boundary, and exceptional scenarios.
• Use structured methods to debug production issues, learn from failures, and build familiarity with a large, complex codebase.

Growth and Leadership:

• Confidently own and deliver medium-sized engineering problems, address system observability gaps, and manage technical escalations independently.
• Mentor junior engineers, assist with onboarding new team members, and participate in hiring debriefs to help grow the engineering team.
• Work confidently across domains to explain technical work, promote best engineering practices, and help brainstorm solutions.

Technical Stack:

• Backend development in Python with Django and GraphQL (Graphene).
• CI/CD pipeline via CircleCI, deploying to AWS EKS defined by Terraform over 100 times per day.
• Observability tools like Sentry and Datadog to ensure reliability and performance.

Kraken powers innovative global developments in energy, creating technology that redefines utilities and unlocks a new energy system. With an engineering team of around 1,400 people worldwide, Kraken offers a collaborative, growth-focused culture and is a certified Great Place to Work in multiple countries.