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Posted October 15, 2022
Kraken

Software Tools Engineer - Core Backend Team

Kraken
Anywhere Remote Full Time

About Kraken As one of the largest and most trusted digital asset platforms globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing...

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About Kraken

As one of the largest and most trusted digital asset platforms globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing potential of crypto. Trusted by over 8 million consumer and pro traders, institutions, and authorities worldwide - our unique combination of products, services, and global expertise is helping tip the scales towards mass crypto adoption. But we’re only just getting started. We want to be pioneers in crypto and add value to the everyday lives of billions. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Join us to bring crypto to the world.

To ensure Kraken is the right fit for you, please ensure you read Kraken Culture Explained to find out more about us!

The Core Backend Tests Engineering team is looking for a Software Development Engineer who has a strong passion for test engineering and tooling. You will form part of a small team dedicated to building tools and services that enable a growing team of engineers to scale their work with confidence. We work closely with backend and test engineers to drive development experience by building test, monitoring and diagnostics tools.

About You:
If you're an experienced engineer with a deep understanding of systems programming, excited to dive into Rust on the job (if you have not already), and have a keen interest in building tools that will not only improve service and code quality, but also enhance developer experience. Then this role is for you!

What you will do

  • Design and implementation of testing, diagnostics and monitoring tools in Rust
  • Build and manage continuous testing pipelines
  • Learn and understand the business domain and application architecture
  • Writing modular, reusable, testable Rust code


    • Who you are

  • Strong passion for, and understanding of the crypto industry
  • Experience programming in system languages such as C++, C, Go, Rust. (Rust strongly preferred)

  • Experience in asynchronous programming
  • Have a proactive, self-driven mindset
  • Passionate development experience
  • Proficient in Git workflows
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering related field, or equivalent experience

    • Nice to have

  • Experience building tools, and libraries
  • Have open source contributions
  • Experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with deployment using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Practical experience implementing telemetry in services
  • Experience with distributed systems, SQL, Redis and Kafka

    • Location tagging: #EU #US #Canada

    We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique and diverse experiences. We value all Krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives, regardless of their background. 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!

    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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