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Software Engineer - Rust - Consumer

Remote from Spain·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 11 Nov)

Kraken

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Work mode: Remote from Spain
Contract: Full-time
English: Required

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What we're looking for

Rust/backend engineer with proficiency in network services, asynchronous code, and distributed systems design (RPC protocols, Kafka, event-driven architectures)
Product engineering mindset. You've shipped features from problem → implementation → launch → user impact, with deep understanding of customer experience and product metrics
AI-first development approach where AI is already meaningfully incorporated into your workflow; you actively use AI for coding, understanding unfamiliar codebases, crossing technical boundaries, and validating implementations
Ownership mindset with collaborative spirit. You personally drive features end-to-end, work across backend/frontend boundaries and operate outside technical silos
Security-first approach to system design with ability to autonomously debug across the stack (OS, network, application)
Openness to how the engineering profession is evolving because of AI, prioritizing shipping valuable products over manual code writing

Nice to have

Full-stack experience including React/TypeScript or other frontend frameworks - valuable for demonstrating cross-boundary collaboration mindset
Cryptocurrency or blockchain domain knowledge
Experience building products at consumer-focused technology companies

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

Design and implement customer-facing Rust backend services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences
Own features end-to-end rather than stopping at the API/backend boundary, understanding customer experience, frontend impact, and the product problem behind what you're building.
Collaborate with product teams to understand customer requirements and integrate with Kraken's trading infrastructure while maintaining a product-led engineering focus
Propose improvements and drive solutions autonomously. You're not simply implementing specifications, but translating evolving product requirements into resilient solutions that ship valuable experiences.
Use AI extensively to amplify scope and speed, moving from manually writing code toward orchestrating AI and validating implementation, increasingly focused on problem definition, architecture, and product validation.

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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

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.

We are currently seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our growing Consumer team. The Consumer team at Kraken focuses on building applications that expose Kraken's product offering to the mass market. Trying to onboard the next 100 million people to the benefits of crypto.

This role primarily involves developing features and maintaining our "Consumer" applications, which consists of a suite of applications aimed at offering the simplest way for our customers to interact with Kraken. We expect anyone applying for this role to have an extreme eye for detail, a passion for building genuinely world class user experiences, a "ship fast but don't ship shit" attitude and be highly self driven.

Additional information

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.

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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