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# Software Engineer - Rust - Crypto Back Office

- **Company:** Payward, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Open Source Technology, Blockchain, TypeScript, Cloud Platform System, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Docker
- **Published:** May 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/kraken-software-engineer-rust-crypto-back-office-oruvr0y3hz

## About the Role

* 5+ years of backend engineering experience
 * Strong proficiency in asynchronous Rust
 * Experience with high-volume, distributed systems
 * Familiarity with API design 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

## Description

The Crypto Backoffice team is where blockchain meets the business. We own the services that turn on-chain data into fund movements, regulatory compliance, liquidity management and signing operations at scale.

We own the processes that keep Kraken's funds in the right place. We manage wallets, on-chain positions, and regulatory segregations across 120+ chains - ensuring liquidity is where it needs to be for the business to operate smoothly while satisfying all internal and external requirements.

The opportunity

 * Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services and libraries in Rust and TypeScript
 * Manage the full lifecycle of on-chain wallets across blockchains - from derivation to ownership, at the scale of a global exchange
 * Build and maintain the systems that ensure liquidity for clients while maintaining strict compliance with regulatory requirements
 * Own the core services that give the rest of the exchange visibility into on-chain state
 * Design and implement integrations with third-party providers to move funds efficiently across chains
 * Collaborate closely with stakeholders to deliver first-class treasury management tools
 * Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and standards that raise the bar for the whole org


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