Senior Engineering Manager - Frontend - Pro

Building the Future of Open Finance

Payward - 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.

Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page to understand what drives us and how we work.

The Team

Join our Pro team and start building the internet of money.

Kraken Pro team is responsible for everything to do with trading & markets, across spot & futures. Lead and grow a distributed team of engineers building the next generation of Kraken Pro’s trading interface. You’ll be responsible for the technical direction, product execution, and engineering excellence of the UI layer that powers Kraken’s most advanced user experiences.

The Opportunity

• Drive the design, architecture, and delivery of performant, modular, and accessible frontend systems.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to shape and deliver on our product roadmap.
• Champion user experience through hands-on engagement with dogfooding, feedback loops, and usability improvements.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration within a globally distributed team.
• Mentor and develop engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Guide initiatives that modernize our FE stack, improve reliability, and enhance performance at scale.
  
  

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on frontend or full-stack development.
• 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring engineers (4–8 people) in a distributed environment.
• Deep experience with TypeScript and React, including React Native for mobile.
• Solid understanding of performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive UI design.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively with Product, Design, and cross-functional teams.
• Passion for building delightful, high-quality user experiences in fast-moving, product-driven environments.
  
  

Nice to haves

• Exposure to backend technologies such as Rust, C++, Java, or Node.js.
• Previous experience in Trading, Crypto, and/or Fintech.
  
  

Unless 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 commitment

Payward 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.

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