Senior Rust Backend Engineer: AI-Driven, End-to-End Ownership

kraken.com; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a consumer-facing product team. You will focus on Rust backend services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences for retail users, while also guiding architecture and technical direction.

The role combines hands-on Rust development with leadership, owning ambiguous multi-quarter problems and driving end-to-end product outcomes. Expect significant collaboration and an AI-assisted development workflow.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience with deep Rust proficiency.
• Track record of owning systems, including architectural decisions in production.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and delivery of customer-facing Rust backend services covering trading, payments, and crypto flows.
• Take ambiguous, multi-quarter initiatives from problem framing through shipped, measurable outcomes.
• Drive features end-to-end, raising the team's standard for end-to-end product ownership.
• Partner with product leadership to shape the roadmap and own outcomes and metrics.
• Lead cross-team initiatives spanning multiple product groups and align sequencing of work.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, review designs, and establish patterns for future work.

Skills

Rust backend systems

Distributed systems

Architecture ownership

Mentoring & design reviews

AI-assisted development

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

Kraken is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a consumer-facing product team. You will focus on Rust backend services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences for retail users, while also guiding architecture and technical direction.

The role combines hands-on Rust development with leadership, owning ambiguous multi-quarter problems and driving end-to-end product outcomes. Expect significant collaboration and an AI-assisted development workflow.