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Kraken · 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer – Growth

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $234K/yr

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto. As a Staff Engineer on the Growth team, you will lead technical initiatives that impact user acquisition and retention, ensuring systems are reliable and scalable while mentoring engineers across teams.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereum

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the technical direction for key Growth initiatives, from experimentation platforms to global onboarding and engagement systems

Design and evolve distributed, high-scale systems that power user acquisition and retention

Partner with Product, Design, and Data teams to identify growth opportunities and translate them into reliable, measurable engineering solutions

Mentor engineers across Product and Platform teams — guiding architecture, design, and execution

Ensure high engineering standards across the stack: reliability, performance, security, and maintainability

Collaborate across teams to align on architecture, tooling, and technical strategy

Contribute to and influence the broader engineering culture by advocating for craftsmanship, impact, and accountability

Qualification

TypeScriptRustDistributed systemsScalabilityPerformance optimizationCollaboration skillsPythonGoRubyDockerKubernetesTerraformRedisGitLab CI/CD

Required

Proven experience leading large-scale technical projects or owning critical systems end to end

Deep expertise in TypeScript or Rust, our core languages — and the versatility to work confidently across the full stack

Experience with other languages such as Go, Python, or Ruby is a plus and demonstrates your ability to adapt quickly

Broad technical range and curiosity — you're comfortable diving into any layer of the stack, from front-end performance to backend architecture and infrastructure

Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization

Experience designing systems that balance experimentation velocity with long-term maintainability

A product mindset — you think in terms of outcomes and user impact, not just code

Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering, product, and design

Experience operating autonomously in a distributed, remote-first environment

You set the bar for technical excellence and embody the ownership, craftsmanship, and accountability we expect across the organization

Preferred

Background in growth engineering, experimentation platforms, or developer experience

Experience with infrastructure and tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Redis, or GitLab CI/CD

Track record of influencing technical strategy across multiple teams or domains

Benefits

Bonus program

Equity program

Wellness allowance

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Company

Kraken

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Kraken is a global cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets securely.

Founded in 1911

Remote First, US

1001-5000 employees

https://www.kraken.com/

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