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Job type full-time
Full job description
About kraken
Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusionIn our first decade, kraken has risen to become one of the largest, most successful and respected crypto exchanges on the planet.
We are changing the way the world thinks about finance and our range of successful products are playing a critical role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assetsWe continue to trail-blaze into new territory with the introduction of kraken bank, providing a more seamless integration between crypto and the traditional financial systemThis makes us the first crypto company (ever) to be awarded a u.sState banking charter.
Our diverse group of 2,000+ krakenites are distributed all over the world as part of our `remote first` culture, united by a shared passion for delighting customers, upholding crypto values and achieving our meaningful missionWe attract people who push themselves to improve, are radically transparent and think differently in order to unlock their potential.
Crypto is a rapidly evolving industry and we’re just getting startedWe’re growing fast and you`re invited to join the revolution!
About the role
Our engineering team is having a blast while delivering the most sophisticated crypto-trading platform out thereHelp us continue to define and lead the industry by building a new state of the art crypto custody solution! in this role you will be building a new service that securely stores billions of dollars worth of digital assets with trust-minimized processesYou will bring your security and engineering expertise to help define, design, and build the most secure custodial offering in the cryptocurrency industry.
Responsibilities
Lead complex technical projects from conception to production.
Research new crypto assets and integrate them into our custody system.
Maintain our custody system and its integrations with various blockchains as each blockchain evolves.
Develop novel security solutions to safeguard our clients assets.
Delve into novel emerging technologies such as multi-party computation (mpc).
Actively participate in the development of custody related systems, the scaling and growth of the team, and the ultimate direction of crypto custody.
Work cross functionally with the crypto payments team on new assets.
Remain security, detail, and quality focused above all other concerns.
Focus on developing end to end test frameworks that use little to no mocks.
Able to reason about and build threat models when developing software
Skills
10+ years of experience as a cryptographer or backend engineer
Experience with blockchain daemons such as bitcoind, litecoind, parity or other crypto software
Strong proficiency with basic cryptographic concepts
Strong proficiency with rust highly preferred
Experience with or working knowledge of hardware security modules (hsm’s) a major plus.
Ability to perform basic devops, using docker & kubernetes
Ability to use gnu/linux operating systems
Understanding of accessibility and security compliance
Understanding of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
Experience with automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as git
Basic experience with other languages such as: c++, javascript, or go
Strong passion for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Fluent english language skills is required
We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique backgrounds and experiencesWe value all krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives.
