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Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Product Engineering

Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Product Engineering

Location: Dubai, UAE

Job Type: Full time

Posted: Mar 13

Job Description

Building the Future of Crypto. 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.

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.

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.

The Opportunity
  • Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences with a focus on reliability, performance, and user impact.
  • Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code that scales across teams and supports revenue critical systems without compromising safety or security.
  • Collaborate on large scale distributed systems architecture, translating evolving product requirements into resilient, low latency solutions.
  • Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high performance, product driven engineering culture.
Skills You Should HODL
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Experience building customer focused products, ideally in the fintech or crypto space.
  • Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust.
  • Have a security first mindset during system design to ensure robustness.
  • 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, Kafka, and Event Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions.
  • Collaborate effectively with product 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

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.

Job Details
  • Role Level: Mid Level
  • Work Type: Full time
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • City: Dubai
  • Company: Kraken
  • Company Industry: Financial Services
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  • Job Function: Engineering
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