70+ countries Remote (Global)

Kraken is hiring a Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer - Platforms Orchestration

About the Role

This role involves developing and managing the foundational systems that enable platform automation, scalability, and resilience, working closely with engineering teams to deliver robust infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement orchestration frameworks for distributed systems
  • Ensure high availability and fault tolerance in infrastructure platforms
  • Optimize system performance and scalability across global services
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate platform solutions
  • Maintain and improve configuration management tools and practices
  • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across environments
  • Develop automation to reduce manual operational overhead
  • Support incident response and post-mortem analysis
  • Contribute to system architecture planning and decision-making
  • Monitor system health and proactively address risks
  • Implement security best practices in infrastructure design
  • Manage version control and deployment pipelines for platform code
  • Document system designs and operational procedures
  • Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve platform capabilities
  • Ensure compliance with operational and security standards

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms
  • Knowledge of service mesh technologies
  • Background in financial or regulated technology environments
  • Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects
  • Advanced degree in a technical field

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Remote with flexible scheduling

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on infrastructure and platform systems

What We Value

  • Technical excellence combined with practical problem-solving
  • Ownership of systems from design through production support
  • Clear communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Commitment to security, reliability, and operational rigor
  • Continuous learning and improvement mindset

Impact

  • Your work will directly influence the stability and scalability of core platform systems
  • You will enable faster development cycles for engineering teams
  • Your solutions will support global user growth and service expansion
  • You will help define best practices for infrastructure at scale
  • Your contributions will enhance system observability and resilience

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
NomadVaultConsulTerraformAWSPrometheusGrafanaPythonGoBashKubernetesCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeDistributed SystemsLinux NomadVaultConsulTerraformAWSPrometheusGrafanaPythonGoBashKubernetesCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeDistributed SystemsLinux
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Kraken
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange building premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers. The company is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
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Job Details
Category infrastructure
Posted 10 months ago