Senior Software Engineer - Frontend - Onchain

Job Description

• 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.
• We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app.
• Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
• As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ 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, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
• Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
• Proof of work
• The team
• Join a small, talented team of engineers building high-quality enhancements and bringing new onchain utility to Kraken.
• In this role, you’ll take significant ownership of technical decisions, collaborate closely with product, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver exciting new opportunities.
• The opportunity
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to understand business needs
• Work jointly with devOps all along the software development lifecycle from the writeup of technical specifications in the form of RFCs, to feature development and testing.
• Develop and maintain services that power onchain experiences.
• Integrate 3rd party APIs and multiple blockchain networks into our products.
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability scalable applications
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Create optimized database schemas
• Mentoring of engineers and contribution to hiring

Skills You Should Hodl

• 5+ years of full-time engineering experience within a large technology organization or fast growing startup
• Experience working with blockchain technology and DeFi
• Experience building backend services with Node.js, Typescript
• Experience building and maintaining high volume production quality applications using React or React Native, with good knowledge of state management and client side systems design
• Experience working with GraphQL, SQL, RESTful APIs and WebSockets
• Good understanding of best practices with version control and continuous integration.
• Solid understanding of engineering and design principles behind distributed and scalable applications
• Understanding user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Clear passion for both Software Engineering and Crypto
• Take complete end-to-end ownership of tasks.
• *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.*
• 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 dont fully meet the listed requirements, especially if youre passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
• We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process.
• These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions.
• Assessment results are considered alongside other
• relevant
• information,
• such as 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 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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