Building the Future of Open FinancePayward - 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, integral financial system.The teamFounded 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 Consumer team. We expect anyone applying for this role to have an extreme eye for detail, a passion for building genuinely world class user experiences, a “ship fast but don’t ship shit” attitude and be highly self driven.The opportunityDesign and implement robust Rust services and libraries that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences with a focus on reliability,
performance, and user impact.Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-performance, product-driven engineering culture.What you bring3+ years of software engineering experienceProficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in RustHave a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustnessDemonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application)Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutionsCollaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systemsTake complete end-to-end ownership of systems and librariesProvide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical cultureUnless a specific application deadline is
📌 Software Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Kraken
📍 Madrid