Software Engineer – Rust
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Design and implement robust Rust services and foundational libraries that power Kraken’s core infrastructure, prioritizing correctness, security, and long-term maintainability.
- Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code built for scale, observability, and operational resilience in production environments.
- Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, shaping low-latency, fault-tolerant services that support global trading and internal platforms.
- Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-bar engineering culture grounded in ownership, rigor, and craftsmanship.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally building and scaling shared systems, internal platforms, and supporting multiple product roadmaps
- Proficiency in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
- Demonstrated commitment to a security-first mindset when designing systems
- Capability to autonomously debug issues across the stack, including OS, network, and application layers
- Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event Driven Systems
Benefits
- Kraken is committed to industry-leading security
- crypto education
- world-class client support through our products
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Rustnetwork servicesasynchronous codedebuggingdistributed systemsRPC protocolsKafkaEvent Driven Systemsscalable systemsoperational resilience
Soft Skills
collaborationownershiprigorcraftsmanshipcommitment to securityproblem-solvingautonomy