Senior Software Engineer - Full-stack - Growth Product

Overview

How We Work

• We give engineers ownership and trust them to ship high-impact work with craftsmanship and accountability.
• We move quickly, experiment often, and learn fast from data and feedback.
• We work asynchronously across time zones, supporting each other with open communication and shared goals.

Why This Role Matters

• Every feature you build will have a visible impact on how people discover, trust, and engage with our products globally.
• The Growth Engineering team operates at the intersection of product, marketing, and infrastructure — turning ideas into measurable results.
• If you’re an engineer who enjoys solving business problems through code and believes engineering excellence drives growth, this role is built for you.
• The opportunity
• As a Senior Software Engineer within Growth Product team, you’ll take on complex, high-impact problems that blend product thinking and engineering excellence.
• You’ll work across web and mobile platforms, collaborating with design, data, and product teams to deliver features that drive measurable business outcomes.
• This is an ideal role for engineers who use their technical skills to create real-world impact — translating high-level business goals into engineering solutions that improve activation, retention, and monetization worldwide.
• Partner with product managers, designers, and analysts to identify growth opportunities and turn them into high-quality, data-driven engineering solutions.
• Implement reusable services and components that power marketing campaigns, onboarding, KYC, and first-funding experiences across web and mobile.
• Collaborate on distributed systems that handle large volumes of global traffic while maintaining high performance and reliability.
• Participate in design and architecture discussions, balancing user impact, scalability, and maintainability.
• Measure, experiment, and iterate — using data and experimentation frameworks to understand what drives user behavior.
• Uphold and improve engineering standards, performance, and security practices across the stack.

Skills You Should HODL

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including building and maintaining production systems at scale.
• Proficiency in building full-stack applications using one of the following: TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or Ruby, and React or React Native.
• Understanding of distributed systems, performance optimization, debugging, and secure software design.
• Familiarity with infrastructure and tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL/MariaDB, Redis, or GitLab CI/CD.
• A product mindset — you care about how your work moves key metrics, not just about the code itself.
• Ability to operate autonomously in a globally distributed, remote-first environment.
• Nice to haves
• Experience with A/B testing, analytics instrumentation, or experimentation platforms.
• Background in growth engineering, user funnels, lifecycle, or conversion optimization.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools or experimentation frameworks.
• *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 don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're 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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