Engineering Manager - Web - Pro

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Senior Engineering Manager – Kraken Pro (Remote)

Kraken Pro team is responsible for everything to do with trading & markets across spot & futures. Lead and grow a distributed team of engineers building the next generation of Kraken Pro’s trading interface. Your role will include technical direction, product execution, and engineering excellence of the UI layer powering our user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the design, architecture, and delivery of performant, modular, and accessible frontend systems.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to shape and deliver on our product roadmap.
• Champion user experience through hands‑on engagement with dogfooding, feedback loops, and usability improvements.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration within a globally distributed team.
• Mentor and develop engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Guide initiatives that modernize our frontend stack, improve reliability, and enhance performance at scale.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of software engineering, with a strong focus on frontend or full‑stack development.
• 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring engineers (4–8 people) in a distributed environment.
• Deep experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript) and tooling (Webpack, Vite, etc.).
• Solid understanding of performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive UI design.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively with Product, Design, and cross‑functional teams.
• Passion for building delightful, high‑quality user experiences.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in trading and/or fintech.

This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline. 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. 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 – we encourage you to apply for roles where you don’t fully meet the listed requirements but you are passionate or knowledgeable about crypto!

We are an equal opportunity employer; we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind 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.

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