Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
We put the power in your hands to buy, sell, and trade digital currency 🌏
Software Engineer, Rust – Product Engineering
Location
United States
Posted
13 days ago
Salary
$96K - $192K / year
Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglishDistributed SystemsKafkaRust
Job Description
• Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences with a focus on reliability, performance, and user impact.
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code that scales across teams and supports revenue-critical systems without compromising safety or security.
• Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, translating evolving product requirements into resilient, low-latency solutions.
• Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-performance, product-driven engineering culture.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally building consumer facing products
- Proficiency in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
- Demonstrated commitment to a security-first mindset when designing systems
- Capability to autonomously debug issues across the stack, including OS, network, and application layers
- Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event Driven Systems
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
- Medical, dental, vision benefits
- Wellness allowance