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Kraken · 21 hours ago

Platform Engineer - Solutions

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityEntry, Mid Level

Kraken is a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. They are seeking Platform Engineers to help scale the delivery of new client environments and invest in automation to reduce manual work.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Build new client environments on AWS and support the delivery of Kraken customer environments / Kraken Flow environments
Use Terraform (IaC) to provision and maintain infrastructure in a repeatable, scalable way
Operate and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments (we use Amazon EKS) to support platform deployments and runtime reliability
Contribute to platform tooling and automation (often in Python) to reduce manual steps and improve speed/quality of builds
Help improve delivery tooling and workflows (e.g. CI/CD with CircleCI, deployment tooling, and GitOps with ArgoCD)
Partner with clients and internal product/engineering teams on integrations, including topics like networking and authentication
Participate in production support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement (code reviews, documentation, tech evaluations)
Collaborate effectively in a remote-first, async team environment (clear written updates, good documentation habits)

Qualification

AWSKubernetesTerraformPythonLinuxGitOpsCircleCIEvent-driven systemsSaaS platformsPython web frameworksDistributed teamsGitHub ProjectsNotionCommunication

Required

AWS: hands-on experience building, running, or supporting AWS infrastructure/services
Kubernetes: practical exposure to deploying/operating workloads (bonus if EKS), plus Docker/container fundamentals
Terraform (IaC): experience provisioning infrastructure via Terraform (or similar IaC tooling)
Python (baseline): able to read/write Python for scripting/automation (Python is the least critical of the four, but still required)
Communication: clear communicator who can work consultatively with stakeholders/clients and thrive in async collaboration
Comfortable working with Linux in real environments

Preferred

GitOps / ArgoCD, CircleCI (or similar CI tooling), deployment automation
Event-driven systems (e.g. AWS EventBridge)
Experience on SaaS platforms or supporting internet-facing services
Python web framework exposure (e.g. Django or equivalent)
Experience in globally distributed teams / follow-the-sun ways of working
Familiarity with tools like GitHub Projects (planning/tickets) and Notion (documentation)

Company

Kraken

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Kraken is a global cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets securely.
dateFounded in 1911
location
Remote First, US
people-size1001-5000 employees
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https://www.kraken.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Kraken has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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David Ripley
CEO
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Trevor Rutar, MBA
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Kraken Bank
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