Engineering Manager – Growth Platform

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto for financial freedom and inclusion. The Growth Platform team builds systems behind marketing funnels, signup and KYC flows, and engagement features serving millions of users globally. Kraken operates fully remote with employees in 70+ countries.

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment.
• Strong people leadership skills focused on coaching, clarity, and empowerment.
• Solid technical foundation, especially on the backend, with ability to engage in design discussions and code reviews.
• Strong individual contributor background, writing production-grade code and leading by example.
• High proficiency in modern AI-driven development, using AI daily to boost performance through automation.
• Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (e.g., TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar).
• Product mindset caring about user impact and key metrics.
• Clear communication and organizational skills to align engineering efforts with business goals.
• Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with analytics, experimentation, or growth tooling.
• Background in developer experience, SDKs, or internal platforms.
• Exposure to scaling teams or processes during high-growth phases.

• Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features.
• Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution.
• Maintain clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions.
• Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning to grow team impact and autonomy.
• Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones.
• Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization.
• Leverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity.
• Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed.

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