Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Principal Automation Engineer

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $96,000 - $192,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Airflow

About the role

  • Architect and own Kraken’s automation platform, with hands-on development in n8n and complementary no-code/low-code tooling.
  • Design and implement end-to-end workflow automations spanning Finance, Compliance, Product, Operations, Engineering, Support, and more.
  • Identify operational inefficiencies and build scalable automations that remove manual work and reduce errors.
  • Build both code and no-code automations, selecting the right approach based on complexity and long-term durability.
  • Partner closely with Business Operations to deliver quick-win automations while broader engineering teams focus on larger enterprise initiatives.
  • Integrate internal and external systems, stitching together APIs, data sources, and tools into unified automated workflows.
  • Establish workflow standards, best practices, and monitoring frameworks to ensure long-term stability and observability.
  • Operate with high autonomy, moving from idea → scoping → design → build → test → deploy with minimal oversight.
  • Partner with leaders across the company to identify and execute high-impact automation opportunities.
  • Contribute to Kraken’s enterprise automation roadmap, informing future tooling and architectural decisions.

Requirements

  • Strong systems engineering background with experience architecting internal tooling or automation platforms.
  • Deep fluency with n8n (or equivalent workflow orchestration tools: Zapier, Make.com, Airflow, Prefect, Temporal).
  • Experience operating in startup or 0→1 environments, comfortable building structure where none exists.
  • Strong understanding of business processes and the ability to translate them into scalable technical workflows.
  • Proven ability to own problems end-to-end: discovery, scoping, technical design, implementation, QA, rollout, and maintenance.
  • Ability to work across code and no-code ecosystems, selecting the right tool for speed and long-term maintainability.
  • Experience integrating APIs, internal tools, third-party systems, and databases into automated workflows.
Benefits
  • Bonus program
  • Equity program
  • Wellness allowance
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
automation platform architectureworkflow automationAPI integrationno-code toolslow-code toolssystems engineeringtechnical designQAdatabase integrationscalable workflows
Soft skills
problem ownershipcollaborationautonomybusiness process understandingadaptabilitycommunicationstrategic thinkinginitiativeleadershipproject management