Senior Software Engineer Agent Systems

Job Description

• Building the Future of Crypto
• Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
• What makes us different?
• Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values.
• As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.
• For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.
• Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission.
• We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app.
• Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
• As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages.
• Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space.
• Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
• Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
• Proof of work
• The team
• The Agent Systems team is a 0→1 engineering group building internal AI-powered agents that interact directly with company systems.
• The mandate is to dramatically increase internal speed of execution through automation, intelligent inference, and workflow orchestration.
• This team operates at the intersection of AI, backend systems, and applied product engineering.
• The work is pragmatic and fast-moving — prototypes are expected, but the bar for production reliability remains high.
• Engineers on this team move fluidly between experimentation and shipping, building systems that reason over user interactions and take meaningful action across internal tools.
• You’ll work closely with cross-functional partners across product, infrastructure, and internal operations to deploy agent-driven capabilities that compound leverage across the organization.
• The opportunity
• Build and ship AI-powered agent systems that automate internal workflows and decision paths
• Design and implement inference pipelines that reason over user interactions across internal systems
• Prototype quickly to validate agent behaviors, then productionize what proves valuable
• Architect backend services that integrate with multiple internal APIs and data sources
• Define patterns for safe, observable, and controllable agent execution
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify high-leverage automation opportunities
• Improve system speed, reliability, and signal quality as usage scales
• Contribute to foundational design decisions for a 0→1 agent platform

Skills You Should HODL

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software systems
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals (APIs, distributed systems, data modeling, reliability)
• Experience building fullstack systems, with comfort working across backend and occasional frontend surfaces
• Hands-on experience working with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or inference pipelines in production
• Ability to prototype rapidly while maintaining a clear path to production-grade architecture
• Strong systems thinking — able to reason about orchestration, failure modes, and observability
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, 0→1 environments with high ownership
• Nice to haves
• Experience building or operating agent-based systems or autonomous workflows
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, or model performance tuning
• Experience integrating with internal enterprise systems (CRM, support tools, analytics platforms, etc.)
• Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling
• Experience designing guardrails, sandboxing, or safety layers for AI systems
• *Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.*
• *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.*
• Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives.
• We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job.
• We encourage you to apply for roles where you dont fully meet the listed requirements, especially if youre passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
• We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process.
• These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions.
• Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.
• As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.
• Whether that’s 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.
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