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. 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.

Our Platform and Core Engineering teams build the systems that make Kraken secure, resilient, and scalable. These teams power Kraken systems behind the scenes — enabling product teams to move fast while meeting the highest standards for reliability, compliance, and security. Engineers design shared services, internal platforms, and critical infrastructure that support company-wide initiatives.

They optimize for safety, scalability, observability, auditability, and operational excellence — often operating in regulated, security-sensitive, and risk-heavy environments where precision matters. We're looking for engineers with deep systems ownership and an architecture-first mindset — builders who take pride in long-lived services, thrive in complex environments, and are motivated by strengthening the backbone of the crypto ecosystem. Design and implement robust Rust services and foundational libraries that power Kraken's core infrastructure, prioritizing correctness,



security, and long-term maintainability.

Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, shaping low-latency, fault-tolerant services that support general trading and internal platforms. Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-bar engineering culture grounded in ownership, rigor, and craftsmanship. 7+ years of software engineering experience ~ Experience building and scaling shared systems, internal platforms, and supporting multiple product roadmaps ~ Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust ~ Demonstrate 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 solutions ~ 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.

As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

📌 Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Core Services (La Mancha)
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