Engineering Manager, Consumer Platforms — Scale & UX Lead

Kraken; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional Consumer pod responsible for core Krak experiences. You will guide Frontend (React Native) and Backend (Rust) engineers to deliver performant, scalable user interfaces across Krak surfaces.

Work with Product, Design and other Engineering Managers to ensure exceptional UX, technical quality, and reliability, while shaping high-impact consumer features for a global user base.

Qualifications

• Experience leading customer-facing products at scale.
• Proven ability to manage frontend and backend teams.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with React Native and modern frontend architectures.
• Familiarity with Rust or similar languages.
• Experience in payments or financial product domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team of frontend and backend engineers delivering Krak consumer experiences.
• Own the end-to-end UX for Krak features across mobile and client platforms.
• Guide delivery of high-quality consumer apps focusing on usability, performance, and scale.
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define high-impact features.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Managers to maintain engineering standards across services.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of growth and collaboration.
• Improve delivery using agile processes and engineering metrics.

Skills

Team leadership

Full-stack leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Mentoring engineers

Customer-facing delivery

Tools

React Native

Rust

Go

C++

Job description

Kraken is seeking an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional Consumer pod responsible for core Krak experiences. You will guide Frontend (React Native) and Backend (Rust) engineers to deliver performant, scalable user interfaces across Krak surfaces.

Work with Product, Design and other Engineering Managers to ensure exceptional UX, technical quality, and reliability, while shaping high-impact consumer features for a global user base.