Overview
In this role you design and implement Rust-based services that power Kraken's core infrastructure, focusing on correctness, security, and maintainability. You will build scalable, observable, and fault-tolerant backend systems used by global trading and internal platforms. You collaborate with a broad engineering team to uphold high standards of reliability and ownership in a regulated, security-sensitive environment. This position offers the opportunity to shape the backbone of a leading crypto ecosystem and contribute to a culture of craftsmanship and rigor.
Responsabilidades Design and implement robust Rust services and foundational libraries for core infrastructure
Write reusable, testable, and efficient code optimized for scale, observability, and resilience
Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture to support general trading
Engage with a large team of Rust engineers, upholding ownership, rigor,



and craftsmanship
Take end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
Requisitos principales 7+ years of software engineering experience
Experience building and scaling shared systems and internal platforms
Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
Security-first mindset in system design
Ability to autonomously debug issues across OS, network, and application layers
Solid understanding of distributed systems, RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems
Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints
Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
collaboration
ownership
rigor
Rust
network services / asynchronous Rust
distributed systems

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Bilbao)
🏢 Kraken
📍 Bilbao