Head of Trading Infrastructure
Job Description
- Senior product leader with experience in exchange, trading, or high-performance platforms.
- Proven ability to set product vision and translate it into a long-term roadmap.
- Strong understanding of trading system architecture and how infrastructure drives user experience.
- Excellent communication skills — can influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A passion for crypto markets, market structure, and building the next generation of trading infrastructure.
- Equity program
- Bonus program
- Wellness allowance
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401(k)
Building the Future of Crypto
Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
What makes us different?
Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.
Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
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The team
We’re looking for a Head of Trading Infrastructure to set the vision and strategy for the systems that power our exchange. This role is about building the product roadmap for trading performance ensuring our platform is the fastest, most reliable, and most trusted place to trade.
The opportunity
- Own the product vision and roadmap for exchange infrastructure and trading performance.
- Partner with engineering leaders to design low-latency, high-throughput systems for order matching, execution, and market data.
- Translate market needs into infrastructure priorities and features.
- Define success metrics (latency, resiliency, uptime, throughput) and hold teams accountable to them.
- Anticipate industry shifts and shape our platform to stay ahead.
- Align cross-functional teams (product, engineering, risk, compliance) around infrastructure strategy.
Skills you should HODL
- Senior product leader with experience in exchange, trading, or high-performance platforms.
- Proven ability to set product vision and translate it into a long-term roadmap.
- Strong understanding of trading system architecture and how infrastructure drives user experience.
- Excellent communication skills — can influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A passion for crypto markets, market structure, and building the next generation of trading infrastructure.
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This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.
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.
Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable 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 knowledgable about crypto!
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s 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.
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