Senior Engineering Manager - Trading & Market Risk

Building the Future of Crypto

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 60+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

The team

Join our Trading API & Market Data team within the Trading & Market Risk (TMR) Group. Our mission is to ensure the delivery of reliable trading API endpoints and market data to a diverse range of clients, including both internal users such as UIs and external clients like High-Frequency Traders (HFTs). We play a crucial role in managing the transmission layer of all trading data within our organization.

The opportunity

• Collaborating with Product Managers to define the scope of features and assess capacity, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products.

• Assisting Tech Leads in team management and ensuring they have the necessary resources to fulfill their responsibilities.

• Coordinating with Tech Leads across different domains, including C++ and Go, to facilitate seamless collaboration.

• Hosting meetings and ensuring follow-up actions, updating JIRA to maintain transparency within the team.

• Addressing technical challenges by liaising with SREs and other teams to unblock impediments when needed.

• Providing constructive feedback to team members to support their professional development and growth.

Skills you should HODL

• Must possess experience working with trading platforms.

• Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies and languages, including C++ and Rust.

• Proficiency in Go programming language.

• Demonstrated experience in managing teams over multiple years is essential. Not afraid of being hands-on.

• Ability to navigate through adversity and effectively clarify requirements and scopes, particularly in situations of uncertainty.

• Good communication skills with the ability to express ideas clearly and effectively.

• Extensive experience in software design, architecture, development integration

• An advanced degree in computer science or engineering discipline.

• 8+ years leading engineering teams.

• 2+ years of experience managing remote teams.

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable 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 knowledgable about crypto!

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s 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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