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Kraken, a leading crypto exchange founded in 2011 and trusted by over 10 million users globally, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Growth Foundations team. This team builds an AI-native Growth Engine that powers growth initiatives across the company, owning core infrastructure for growth tools including the website, user communications, and marketing technology. The platform serves millions of users worldwide and directly influences company growth and global reach.
In this role, you will lead and develop a team of engineers delivering high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power growth-critical systems. You'll ensure the team is aligned, supported, and executing with excellence while staying hands-on—writing production-grade code daily and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, mentoring, and supporting a cross-functional engineering team
- Collaborating daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution
- Maintaining clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders
- Providing technical guidance on architectural and implementation decisions
- Fostering a culture of accountability, trust, and learning
- Improving team processes and cross-timezone collaboration
- Partnering with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency across the Growth organization
- Leveraging AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity
- Writing production-grade code and leading by example
Leadership philosophy: You lead by setting context rather than control, empowering engineers to make decisions with clarity and confidence. You coach through curiosity, communicate transparently to ensure alignment, and model accountability and empathy.
The company operates with a philosophy of giving engineers ownership and trust, moving quickly, experimenting often, and learning from data and user feedback. Work is asynchronous across time zones, connected by clear communication and shared goals.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in collaborative environments
- Strong people leadership skills with investment in coaching, clarity, and empowerment
- Solid technical foundation, especially backend; ability to engage in design discussions and code reviews
- Strong individual contributor background with production-grade coding ability
- High proficiency in modern AI-driven development; daily use of AI to boost productivity through automation
- Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, or similar)
- Product mindset—care about how team work impacts users and key metrics
- Clear communication and organizational skills to align engineering with business goals
- Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams
NICE TO HAVES:
- Experience with analytics, performance/paid marketing, experimentation, or growth tooling
- Background in developer experience, SDKs, or internal platforms
- Exposure to scaling teams or processes during high-growth phases
