Senior Frontend Engineer - React

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!

About the Role

This role is for applicants who will be working from North or South American time zones. If you are planning to work from another timezone please apply here: https://jobs.lever.co/kraken/a5e33e54-1da0-4c65-9fc8-04031125db10

As a Senior Frontend Engineer - React, you will have the opportunity to create beautiful user interfaces for just about everything our customers see. You’ll be joining a fully remote team that owns engineering forkraken.com, Kraken Futures, our mobile apps, and more! You will work in a collaborative, highly productive, team environment and have the autonomy to own projects from ideation to production. Are you a self-motivated, team player, who is excited by the impact of new technologies? So are we!

We look for individuals who lead with integrity and are role models for executing business initiatives with the highest degree of trust. To succeed in this role, you will need excellent technical knowledge and have great communication skills to stay aligned with global teammates.

TL/DR: If you enjoy building sleek applications that are used by millions of people everyday and are experienced with React.js, this is the role for you!

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of professional experience working with React
• Solid understanding of the JavaScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax and the TypeScript superset
• Excellent knowledge of modern state management libraries (Flux pattern)
• Experience with REST and Websocket based web services
• Experience building framework and platform agnostic packages
• Demonstrated ability to work on complex enterprise systems, or successfully deliver a greenfield product
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of XState (or similar), Web Workers, or the Actor pattern and how it can be used on the web
• Knowledge of React Native
• Knowledge or interest in learning Rust (we are big time Rustaceans!)
• Passion and knowledge about cryptocurrency
• You’re passionate about software development... it’s not just your career, it’s your hobby too
• You’re constantly striving to learn new things and improve
• You follow industry news, regularly tinker with new technologies, and read books and blogs to keep your skills current

Location Tagging: #US

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.

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Deadline for applications: 10.09.2022.