Software Engineer II - Rust - Pro

About the role

BUILDING THE FUTURE OF OPEN FINANCE

Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.

The team

Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world’s longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.

The Pro team is responsible for everything to do with the trading backend services such as the matching engine, market data gateways, internal and external APIs, and various other trading services. The team is located globally and responsibilities are split into sub-teams, working with various tech stacks. Our teams code in Rust and C++ and work agile around the globe.

The Opportunity

- 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 hundreds of 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

- Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust

- Experience with modern C++, including performance-sensitive, low-latency systems

- Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness

- Demonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application)

- Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions

- Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems

- Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

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.