Staff React Native Engineer

kraken
London, UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Apple IOS Application Performance Management Mobile Application Development Software Debugging Open Source Technology Performance Tuning Software Engineering TypeScript ReactJS Backend Kotlin React Native
+1 more
Front End Software Development

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer (React Native) to join our Pro Trading team.

The Pro team is responsible for Kraken Pro’s web and mobile trading experiences across spot and futures markets. Distributed globally, the team builds and scales high-performance trading interfaces using Typescript and React, delivering fast, reliable, and intuitive experiences for advanced traders.

Join the Pro team and help build the internet of money. You’ll lead and grow a distributed team of engineers responsible for the frontend and mobile experience powering Kraken Pro. In this role, you’ll drive technical direction, product execution, and engineering excellence across Kraken’s next generation trading platform.

The opportunity

Own and drive the technical vision and architecture of Kraken’s Pro mobile

Build and maintain high-performance mobile s using React Native and TypeScript

Lead initiatives to improve app performance, reliability, and scalability (e.g. startup time, responsiveness, resource efficiency)

Act as a technical leader across multiple teams, ensuring consistency and quality across a shared codebase

Partner with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver impactful, user-facing features

Take the lead during critical production issues, diagnosing problems and driving solutions

Define and evolve engineering standards, best practices, and tooling for mobile development

Mentor engineers and elevate the overall technical capability of the team

Requirements

Do you have experience in iOS?, 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on mobile development

Deep expertise in React Native and TypeScript

Proven experience owning or leading large-scale, production mobile s

Strong understanding of mobile performance optimisation, architecture, and debugging

Experience delivering measurable improvements to app performance (e.g. load time, stability, efficiency)

Solid knowledge of iOS and Android platforms

Experience working across multiple teams or shared platforms

Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across teams

A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a bias for action

Nice to haves

Significant experience of developing micro interactions and animations in React Native

Experience building high-performance consumer or fintech s

Familiarity with native mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, etc.)

Experience defining or scaling mobile platforms across multiple teams

Background in fast-growing or highly technical product environments

Contributions to open-source or the broader engineering community

About the company

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!

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