Software Engineer II - Rust - Pro

As a Software Engineer II on the Pro team at Kraken (Payward), you design and implement robust Rust and C++ services that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences. You work on revenue-critical systems including the matching engine, market data gateways, and internal and external APIs, collaborating with hundreds of experienced engineers across a globally distributed team.

What you'll do

• Design and implement robust Rust and C++ 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 experienced Rust and C++ engineers, contributing to a high-performance, product-driven engineering culture

What you bring

• 3+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience building financial trading focused products
• Proficiency in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
• Experience with modern C++, including performance-sensitive, low-latency systems
• A security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness
• The ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack including OS, network, and application layers
• A solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions
• The ability to collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
• Complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries

About Kraken

Kraken, founded in 2011, is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions globally. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services. Kraken is part of Payward, which operates leading financial infrastructure including NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, and CF Benchmarks.