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Engineering Manager – Growth Foundations

Remote, Spain / Portugal·Full-time·Added 6 days ago

Kraken

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Overview

Job details

  • Full-time hours

    Per the ad.

  • Fully remote

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Kraken doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

The role

Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.

What you'll do

As an Engineering Manager within Growth Foundations, you'll lead and develop a team of engineers who deliver high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power our growth. You'll ensure the team is aligned, supported, and set up to execute with excellence - turning complex challenges into simple, reliable solutions that reach users around the world. You will also stay hands-on and deliver production grade features personally every day.

  • Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features

  • Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution

  • Keep projects moving forward - maintaining clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders

  • Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions

  • Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning - helping the team grow their impact and autonomy

  • Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones

  • Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization

  • Leverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity

  • Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed

How You Lead

  • You lead by setting context, not control - empowering engineers to make decisions with clarity and confidence

  • You coach through curiosity, helping others grow their judgment and autonomy

  • You communicate transparently, ensuring alignment across engineering, product, and design

  • You model accountability and empathy, creating an environment of trust and shared purpose

How We Work

We give engineers ownership and trust them to ship high-impact work with craftsmanship and accountability. We move quickly, experiment often, and learn continuously from data and user feedback. We build acquisition and engagement experiences that are fast, resilient, and measurable. We collaborate asynchronously across time zones, connected by clear communication and shared goals.

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment

  • Strong people leadership skills - you invest in coaching, clarity, and empowerment

  • Solid technical foundation, especially on the backend; you can engage in design discussions, code reviews, and help engineers make pragmatic decisions

  • Strong individual contributor background - you write production-grade code and lead by example

  • High proficiency in modern AI-driven development - you use AI daily to boost personal and team performance through automation

  • Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (e.g. TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar)

  • A product mindset - you care about how your team's work impacts users and moves key metrics

  • Clear communication and organizational skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goals

  • Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with analytics, performance/paid marketing, experimentation, or growth tooling

  • Background in developer experience, SDKs, or internal platforms

  • Exposure to scaling teams or processes during high-growth phases

Hiring process

3 steps3 interviewsa task to do

  1. Raise your hand

  2. Talent screen

    With a talent partner

    An initial conversation about role fit, mission alignment, motivation and career ambitions.

  3. Role specific interviews

    With hiring manager, future teammates and key stakeholders

    Interviews exploring your skills, experience and how you operate in context.

  4. Practical exercise

    A real-world case study aligned with your role.

  • The recruiter walks you through what to expect at each stage.

About Kraken

Kraken is a global cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform founded in 2011, headquartered in San Francisco, USA. It is one of the largest and oldest crypto exchanges in the world, offering spot trading, futures, margin trading, and a range of digital asset services to retail and institutional clients. With a strong focus on security and regulatory compliance, Kraken operates across multiple jurisdictions and employs thousands of professionals globally.

In Spain, Kraken has a significant presence, with a growing team of engineers, product managers, designers, and data professionals. The company is known for its remote-first culture, which allows international talent to work from anywhere, including Spain. Kraken values autonomy, innovation, and a deep commitment to the crypto ecosystem, making it an attractive employer for professionals looking to work in a fast-paced, decentralized environment.

Founded
2018
Employees
1,000–5,000
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona
Website
kraken.com

Good to know if you are moving

  • Kraken is a remote-first company, allowing employees to work from anywhere, including Spain, which can facilitate relocation flexibility.
  • The company offers competitive compensation packages, often including cryptocurrency bonuses, which can be attractive to international hires.
  • Kraken has a strong focus on professional development and offers opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology in the crypto space.
  • The Spain team is part of a global network, providing exposure to international projects and collaboration with colleagues across time zones.
  • Kraken is known for its transparent and autonomous work culture, which may appeal to professionals seeking a non-traditional corporate environment.

In their own words

About the company & team

Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.

The Growth Foundations team builds the AI-native Growth Engine, enabling Growth teams across the company. We design and ship powerful AI-driven systems, tools and automations, as well as own the core infrastructure of Growth tools such as our website, user communications and martech. It's a team with direct influence on company growth, global reach, and user engagement at scale. Our products serve millions of users globally.

Additional information

Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page to understand what drives us and how we work.

We know that great engineers come from many backgrounds. If you're excited about the mission but don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto.

We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.

As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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