Engineering Manager – Earn
Join Kraken as an Engineering Manager – Earn, leading our cross‑functional Earn Growth Pod that builds and scales Kraken’s Earn experiences across Consumer, Consumer Pro, and Pro platforms. You’ll guide a team of talented frontend (React/React Native) and backend (Rust) engineers to deliver seamless user experiences that connect web, mobile, and service layers.
What makes us different?
Kraken is a mission‑focused company rooted in crypto values. Our mission is to accelerate the global adoption of crypto so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.
Proof of work
We’re looking for a hands‑on Engineering Manager to lead our cross‑functional Earn Growth Pod, which builds and scales Kraken’s Earn experiences across Kraken, Consumer, and Pro platforms.
Responsibilities
Lead a cross‑functional team of frontend and backend engineers responsible for all Earn‑related experiences.
Own the UX for Earn features across Kraken’s core products (Kraken, Consumer, Pro).
Oversee the Earn SDK and its integration across web (React) and mobile (React Native) platforms.
Manage and evolve the internal Earn management tool, a backend admin panel for managing all earn strategies.
Collaborate with the Earn Service Guild and Tech Leads to maintain consistent engineering standards across services.
Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and deliver high‑impact features with measurable business and customer value.
Champion engineering excellence, maintainable architectures, and code quality.
Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical growth, collaboration, and inclusivity.
Skills You Should HODL
Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering customer‑facing products at scale.
Experience managing a combined frontend and backend engineering team.
Deep technical background in React, Next.js, and React Native, with a solid understanding of modern frontend architectures.
Strong cross‑functional leadership – able to align frontend and backend efforts in a complex, multi‑platform environment.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Empathy for the customer and a passion for building intuitive, performant experiences.
Experience in FinTech, DeFi, or trading products is valued.
Nice to haves
Experience building or managing shared SDKs or libraries used across multiple teams.
Background in systems design or distributed architectures.
Working knowledge of Rust (or similar languages such as Go or C++), and familiarity with async architectures, APIs, and microservices.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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. Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don’t fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you’re passionate or knowledgeable about crypto! 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.
Location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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