Backend Engineer - Rust - Financial Systems

Backend Integrations Engineer

Position Overview

Kraken is seeking a seasoned Backend Integrations Engineer to join our mission of building the most trusted bridge between crypto and traditional finance. This fully remote role involves designing and implementing secure, scalable backend services that integrate payment gateways, bank APIs, and crypto platforms across Kraken products. You will work on core systems powering payment integrations and treasury operations at the intersection of crypto and fiat rails.

Employment Details

• Salary: $127K - $203K
• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time

Company Mission & Culture

Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto so everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. We are a fully remote company with Krakenites in 70+ countries. We develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers, prioritizing industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support.

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Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable backend services for integrating payment gateways, bank APIs, and crypto platforms.
• Develop reusable libraries, APIs, and tooling for seamless integration with internal systems, external financial institutions, and blockchain networks.
• Architect and maintain core financial infrastructure for cash management, reconciliation, fund routing, liquidity optimization, and reporting.
• Automate treasury workflows, including balance tracking, fund movements, settlements, and notifications.
• Ensure accuracy, reliability, and auditability of financial data with a focus on security, compliance, and performance.
• Write clean, testable Rust and TypeScript/Node.js or Python code, taking ownership from design to production monitoring.
• Collaborate with Treasury, Accounting, Compliance, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Monitor and troubleshoot live systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Document systems and deliver thorough test coverage.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in writing clean, scalable Rust and TypeScript/Node.js or Python code.
• Proven track record of building scalable, production-grade APIs and services.
• Security-first mindset in system design.
• Ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies (RPC protocols, Kafka, Event-Driven Systems).
• Experience integrating with banking APIs, payment gateways, and internal financial platforms at scale.
• Experience collaborating with product teams to gather requirements.
• Ability to take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries.
• Experience providing mentorship to other engineers and contributing to technical culture.

Desirable Experience

• Developing secure and scalable integrations between external bank gateways and internal finance platforms.

The Team

The team is on a mission to build the most trusted bridge between crypto and traditional finance. We are looking for engineers passionate about reinventing financial systems from the ground up.

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