Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend

Kraken Exchange; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an experienced Rust-focused software engineer to join our Crypto team in New York. You will design and implement robust Rust services, explore cross-chain integrations, and help accelerate crypto adoption across our platforms.

Collaborate with product, design, and frontend engineering to deliver new features, write reusable, testable code, and contribute to large-scale distributed systems while mentoring peers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust.
• Security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness.
• Ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems.
• Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries.
• Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture.
• Deep knowledge in blockchain ecosystems such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Substrate is a huge plus.
• Proficiency with Typescript (Node.js) is a plus.
• Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented, stoic in the face of obstacles.
• Proactively adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and apply innovative solutions to dynamic challenges, showing flexibility and resilience.
• Demonstrates a receptive mindset, open to constructive dialogue with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Express your crypto passion.
• Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Frontend Engineering, to ensure seamless integration of new features.
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code.
• Collaborate on large scale distributed systems architecture.
• Work side by side with hundreds of experienced Rust engineers.
• Opportunity to work with on-chain data.
• Partner closely with crypto native engineers.

Skills

Rust

Distributed systems

Security-first design

Debugging across stack

RPC/Kafka/Event-Driven

Mentorship

Blockchain ecosystems

Typescript/Node.js

Bitcoin/Crypto passion

Cross-functional collaboration

End-to-end ownership

Adaptive/resilient

Communication

Tools

Kafka

Node.js

RPC

Job description

Proof of workThe teamJoin our Crypto team to help integrate Kraken’s systems with an ever-expanding universe of cryptocurrencies and blockchains. As a member of this team, your focus is elevating our clients' crypto journey and delivering new and exciting ways to accelerate crypto adoption. Your counterparts will be the hardcore Rust backend engineering teams, the blockchain maxi who make the kernel of the crypto teams and the React enthusiasts who finely craft our beautiful looking UI.

The opportunity

• Express your crypto passion
• Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Fronted Engineering to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code
• Collaborate on large scale distributed systems architecture
• Work side by side with hundreds of experienced Rust engineers
• Opportunities to work with on-chain data
• Partner closely with crypto native engineers

Skills

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiently in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
• Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness
• Demonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application)
• Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions
• Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
• Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
• Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture
• Deep knowledge in one or more blockchain ecosystems such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Substrate is a huge plus
• Proficiency with Typescript (Node.js) is a plus
• Strong passion for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented, stoic in the face of many obstacles
• Proactively adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and apply innovative solutions to dynamic challenges, demonstrating flexibility and resilience in a fast-paced development environment
• Demonstrates a receptive mindset, adept at engaging in constructive dialogue on complex subjects with colleagues, while remaining adaptable and open to alternative perspectives

Requirements

• Formal education: nice to have

Tech stack

• Rust