Kraken is looking to build and scale payment experiences and APIs that power seamless fiat and crypto transactions across Kraken's ecosystem by hiring an Engineering Manager for their Payments & Embedded Ramp team.
Requirements
- Deep technical background (preferably in Rust) with a solid understanding of modern backend architectures and API design.
- Working knowledge of Rust (or similar languages such as Go or C++), and familiarity with async architectures, APIs, and microservices.
- Background in systems design or distributed architectures.
Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-functional team of backend and frontend engineers building our payments and B2B API experiences.
- Drive the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable s.
- Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and deliver high-impact features with measurable business and customer value.
- Collaborate with other Engineering Managers and Tech Leads to maintain consistency in engineering standards and architecture across platforms.
- Champion engineering excellence, maintainable systems, and code quality.
- Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical growth, ownership, and collaboration.
- Strengthen team organization and delivery through agile processes, project tracking, and metrics (e.g., DORA, cycle time).
Other
- Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering products at scale.
- Experience managing a combined frontend and backend engineering team
- Strong cross-functional leadership — able to align frontend and backend efforts in a complex, multi-platform environment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Empathy for the customer and a passion for building intuitive, performant experiences.
