Software Engineer - Rust Blockchain Platform

The Blockchain Platform team is the connective tissue of Kraken's engineering organization. Every team that touches blockchain data depends on the infrastructure we build. We abstract away the complexity of dozens of different chain protocols, so that teams across Kraken can move fast without becoming blockchain experts themselves.

We own the systems that handle node interactions, block ingestion & parsing, balance tracking, and on-chain data at scale. The work is technically demanding, the surface area is broad, and the impact is direct: if we do our job well, the rest of Kraken does theirs better.

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• Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services and libraries in Rust and TypeScript
  
• Integrate our existing systems with exciting new blockchains
  
• Build and maintain the systems that process over 1.2 billion operations daily across 120+ chains
  
• Design data protection and access control systems where security is a first-class requirement
  
• Collaborate closely with product and infrastructure teams to define and deliver on their blockchain data needs
  
• Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and standards that raise the bar for the whole org
  

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• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
  
• Strong proficiency in asynchronous Rust
  
• Experience with high-volume, distributed systems
  
• Familiarity with API design, including GraphQL and gRPC
  
• Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
  
• Comfortable with core DevOps tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
  
• Hands-on experience with multiple blockchain ecosystems
  
• Experience working with or contributing to open-source blockchain clients
  
• Familiarity with relational databases, logging & monitoring systems, and cloud-based infrastructure providers
  
• Passionate about security, reliability, and performance
  
• Considerate of tomorrow’s engineer: clean code, clear documentation, meaningful tests
  
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive alignment across teams with different priorities
  
• Pragmatic – you know when to build the elegant solution and when to ship the working one
  

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. xcfaprz

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind 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.