About Kraken

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. In our first decade, Kraken has risen to become one of the largest, most successful and respected crypto exchanges on the planet.

We are changing the way the world thinks about finance and our range of successful products are playing a critical role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. We continue to trail-blaze into new territory with the introduction of Kraken Bank, providing a more seamless integration between crypto and the traditional financial system. This makes us the first crypto company (ever) to be awarded a U.S. state banking charter.

Our diverse group of 2,000+ Krakenites are distributed all over the world as part of our 'remote first' culture, united by a shared passion for delighting customers, upholding crypto values and achieving our meaningful mission. We attract people who push themselves to improve, are radically transparent and think differently in order to unlock their potential.

Crypto is a rapidly evolving industry and we’re just getting started. We’re growing fast and you're invited to join the revolution!

Kraken is one of the largest and most successful bitcoin exchanges in the world and we’re growing faster than ever. We’re looking for people who constantly push themselves to think differently and chart exciting new paths in a rapidly growing industry. Kraken is a diverse group of dreamers and doers, we truly believe our success depends on having both in spades. Join us and the movement to change the way the world thinks about money.

About the Role

This role is fully remote and based in the Americas or Europe.

Help us scale Cryptowatch, Kraken's professional charting and trading platform. Cryptowatch has grown organically from a tiny weekend project to a popular, real-time cryptocurrency charting and trading platform which people rely on all over the world. We are seeking talented individuals to help us expand the product in new directions. There's rarely a boring day in crypto, and we're looking for people who want to be part of this exciting ecosystem!

Responsibilities

With keen focus on user experience and careful attention to detail:
Develop efficient, performant UX
Write scalable code compatible with current versions of major browsers
Migrate existing code to modern patterns
Think through edge cases and unexpected user interactions
Structure pages to optimize for fast load time and efficient data access
Coordinate with teams responsible for other layers of product infrastructure

Requirements

A passion for clever solutions, and expertise or experience in:
Writing testable JavaScript and TypeScript
Developing components in React and Redux
Creating maintainable CSS and SASS abstractions
Using developer tools to debug and profile code
Consuming REST and websocket APIs efficiently
Navigating a large codebase to find logic and solve problems
Collaborating respectfully with friendly remote colleagues
Taking ownership and responsibility for work

Nice to have

An eye for visual balance and harmony, and experience in:
SVG and HTML5 Canvas
Web Workers and WebAssembly
Websocket clients and Protocol Buffers
Apollo and GraphQL
Next.js and Node.js
Go (Golang) or Rust
Crypto and Trading
Finance and Mathematics

Location Tagging: #US #EU

We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique backgrounds and experiences. We value all Krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives.

Check out all our open roles at https://www.kraken.com/careers. We’re excited to see what you’re made of.

Learn more about us

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Deadline for applications: 12.02.2022.

Senior Frontend Engineer - React, Cryptowatch

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