Summary

Join our Blockchain Platform team to be part of the fundamental platform that powers all Kraken’s systems that touch Blockchain Nodes and data. This team is at the center of everything we do.

Our Blockchain Platform enables other teams to do their work efficiently. Multiple teams need blockchain transactions, balances, interactions with nodes and other blockchain data in order to do their work. We are the team which makes this easily possible. We provide standardized data and standardized ways of interacting with nodes. It is difficult to handle all different blockchain protocols, that’s why we are making it easy. Not everybody in the organization needs to understand all the intricacies of every different chain. In this role, you will be at the center of our business. Our Blockchain Platform gives you the opportunity to work together with many different teams within Kraken.

The Opportunity

1. Design and implement robust Rust and Typescript services and libraries
2. Integrate our existing systems with exciting new blockchains
3. Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, super secure applications and data protection systems
4. Write highly scalable, high volume services
5. Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
6. Own, develop and maintain existing crypto services
7. Work together with other teams to support their needs

Skills you should HODL

1. 5+ years of experience as a backend developer
2. Proficiency in writing asynchronous Rust code required
3. Experience with multiple different blockchain ecosystems
4. Experience working with large amounts of data and Kafka
5. Experience with API development, including GraphQL and gRPC
6. Experience with basic devops tooling, such as docker and kubernetes
7. Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
8. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
9. Experience with automated testing platforms and unit tests
10. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Nice to haves

1. Be passionate about secure, reliable, fast and privacy-focused software
2. Experience in technical writing and documentation
3. Pragmatic and solution-oriented, stoic in the face of many obstacles
4. Demonstrates a receptive mindset, adept at engaging in constructive dialogue on complex subjects with colleagues, while remaining adaptable and open to alternative perspectives

Skills

• Database Management
• Development
• Rust
• Software Engineering
• SQL
• TypeScript