Engineering Manager - Frontend & Cross-Platform UX

Kraken; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional Consumer pod focused on building and scaling core Krak experiences. You will guide Frontend (React/React Native) and Backend (Rust) engineers to deliver seamless, performant user experiences across Kraken’s primary consumer surfaces.

You'll work with Product, Design, and other Engineering Managers to ensure exceptional UX, technical quality, and reliability, shaping high-impact consumer-facing functionality used by a

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams delivering customer-facing products at scale.
• Experience managing combined frontend and backend engineering teams.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication with stakeholders.
• Deep technical background in React Native and frontend architectures.
• Empathy for the customer and a passion for building intuitive experiences.
• Experience with large-scale consumer or financial products.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team of frontend and backend engineers for core consumer experiences.
• Own end-to-end UX for key features across mobile and client platforms.
• Ensure high-quality, usable, performant products at scale.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to define high-impact features.
• Maintain engineering standards across services and client platforms.
• Mentor engineers and promote technical growth and collaboration.
• Improve delivery using agile processes and metrics.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Frontend & Backend teams

React Native

React

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Mentoring engineers

Agile methodologies

Tools

Rust

APIs

Microservices

Job description

Kraken is seeking an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional Consumer pod focused on building and scaling core Krak experiences. You will guide Frontend (React/React Native) and Backend (Rust) engineers to deliver seamless, performant user experiences across Kraken’s primary consumer surfaces.

You'll work with Product, Design, and other Engineering Managers to ensure exceptional UX, technical quality, and reliability, shaping high-impact consumer-facing functionality used by a