Building the Future of Open FinancePayward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.The teamFounded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.The opportunityMake web development faster by improving builds, type checking, linting, and tests, both locally and in CIEvolve our monorepo, package management, and shared configuration so changes across applications and libraries are straightforward and reliableSimplify development environment setup and support parallel work by engineers and coding agents, with clear documentation and tools that work with minimal configurationImprove web delivery pipelines, including preview environments, progressive rollouts, production monitoring, and reliable rollbackStrengthen automated validation, including browser-based checks that help engineers and agents verify changes before they shipWork with product and infrastructure teams to investigate web performance, improve observability, and address problems across application code, tooling, and deliveryLead tooling upgrades and migrations across teams, balancing long-term improvements with the practical needs of engineers shipping productsOwn improvements from design through rollout and ongoing maintenance, staying close to the people using what you buildWhat you bringSolid experience building and maintaining production web applications, with a strong understanding of React and the modern JavaScript ecosystemStrong TypeScript and JavaScript skills, including experience using Node.js to build tooling and automationA good understanding of how web applications work, including browser behavior, module systems, bundling, caching, and performanceExperience improving developer tooling, build systems, automated testing, or CI/CD pipelines, and the ability to diagnose problems across those layersGood judgment about reliability, security, maintainability, and when added complexity is worth the costThe ability to lead a technical design, explain it clearly, and work with other teams to get changes adoptedOwnership: you can take an ambiguous problem, find a practical solution, and keep it working once people depend on itNice to havesExperience maintaining large monorepos, shared packages, or tooling used by multiple engineering teamsFamiliarity with pnpm, ESM, and modern build, linting, and test toolsExperience with browser automation, end-to-end testing, web performance profiling, or production observabilityHands-on experience with coding agents and improving the environments, documentation, and feedback loops they rely onExperience with GitLab CI, containers, or cloud infrastructure supporting web development and deliveryContributions to open-source frontend infrastructure or developer toolsUnless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.Please note, 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.Our commitmentPayward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto.We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether 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.Stay connectedFollow us on XLearn on the Kraken BlogConnect on LinkedInCandidate Privacy NoticeLocationUnited Kingdom; Argentina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Hungary; Ireland; Lithuania; Mexico; Peru; Poland; Portugal; Romania; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Arab EmiratesEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeRemoteDepartmentEngineeringFrontendWeb
Software Engineer II - Frontend - Developer Platform employer: Kraken
At Kraken, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to innovate and excel. As a Senior AI Safety Engineer, you will not only contribute to cutting-edge projects but also benefit from extensive growth opportunities and mentorship within a collaborative environment. Located in a vibrant tech hub, our team enjoys a flexible work-life balance and access to industry-leading resources, making Kraken an exceptional place to advance your career in AI safety.
