Software Engineer II - Backend - Payments
Backend engineer (SWE II) on Kraken's Payments & Blockchain team, building services and libraries that move fiat and digital money in and out of the exchange. Day to day involves writing scalable Rust or Node/TypeScript code and working with distributed systems (Kafka, RPC, event-driven architecture).
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Brazil
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proficiency in writing clean, scalable backend code in a systems language, preferably Rust or Node/TypeScript
- Demonstrated security-first mindset when designing systems
- Ability 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
Full description
Building the Future of Open Finance
Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.
Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page to understand what drives us and how we work.
The team
Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.
We are currently seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our growing Payments & Blockchain team to be focused on our payments systems.
The Payments & Blockchain team is responsible for the first and last mile of every dollar (digital or fiat) that goes in or out of Kraken. Join our Payments team to help integrate Kraken’s systems with an ever-expanding universe of payments.
The opportunity
- Design and implement robust services and libraries for payments integration across our products at Kraken
- Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient codebase
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Fronted Engineering to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements in a large scale distributed systems architecture
- Partner closely with crypto native engineers
What You Bring
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proficiency in writing clean, scalable backend code in a systems language, with preference to Rust or Node/Typescript
- 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
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.