Senior Software Engineer - C++ - Consumer

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer (C++) to join our growing Consumer team. The Consumer team at Kraken focuses on building applications that expose Kraken's product offering to the mass market - and this role will specifically contribute to expanding our equities capabilities within the Consumer experience.

This role primarily involves developing features and maintaining our Consumer applications, which consist of a suite of systems aimed at offering the simplest way for our customers to interact with Kraken's equities platform. We expect anyone applying for this role to have an extreme eye for detail, a passion for building genuinely world-class user experiences, a ship fast but don't ship shit attitude, and be highly self-driven.

The opportunity

• Design and implement robust C++ services and libraries for our equities infrastructure
• Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient codebases optimized for low latency and high throughput
• Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture across trading, market data, and settlement layers
• Work side by side with hundreds of experienced engineers across multiple languages and platforms
• Contribute to the design and implementation of systems that support the next generation of Kraken's Consumer equities offering

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficient in C++
• Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness and reliability
• 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, message buses (Kafka or similar), and event-driven architectures, to design scalable solutions
• Collaborate effectively with product and platform teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
• Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
• Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture

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!