Engineering Manager – Growth Platform

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Engineering Manager leading and mentoring a team at Kraken to develop high-impact features. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and execution of key projects.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $127,200 - $254,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoPythonRustTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features.
Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution.
Keep projects moving forward — maintaining clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders.
Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions.
Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning — helping the team grow their impact and autonomy.
Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones.
Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization.
Leverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity.
Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment.
Strong people leadership skills — you invest in coaching, clarity, and empowerment.
Solid technical foundation, especially on the backend; you can engage in design discussions, code reviews, and help engineers make pragmatic decisions.
Strong individual contributor background — you write production-grade code and lead by example.
High proficiency in modern AI-driven development — you use AI daily to boost personal and team performance through automation.
Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (e.g. TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar).
A product mindset — you care about how your team’s work impacts users and moves key metrics.
Clear communication and organizational skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with business goals.
Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options
Professional development opportunities
Wellness allowance
Equity program

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend developmentproduction-grade codeAI-driven developmentTypeScriptRustGoPythoncode reviewsdesign discussionsautomation

Soft Skills

people leadershipcoachingclarityempowermentcommunicationorganizational skillscollaborationaccountabilitytrustlearning