Fullstack Engineer - Payward Services - Custody
Job description
Fullstack/backend engineering role building secure crypto custody and settlement services on the Payward Services enterprise infrastructure platform. Engineers design and deliver scalable backend microservices and supporting frontend applications for custody, staking, and wallet services.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and DevOps engineers to design and deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance custody solutions
- Build and maintain new backend microservices in TypeScript, Node.js, powering custody, staking, and wallet services
- Integrate with blockchain networks and external systems to support asset movements, transactions, and key management workflows
- Contribute to frontend applications built with React and Next.js, ensuring clear operational visibility and seamless user experience
- Develop event-driven systems using Kafka for real-time data processing and inter-service communication
- Write reusable, testable, and efficient code, maintaining high standards for performance, observability, and fault tolerance
- Collaborate across teams to design and optimize data models, APIs, and distributed architectures
- Participate in technical reviews, mentor other engineers, and take ownership of services throughout their full lifecycle — from RFCs and design to deployment and maintenance
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of professional experience in fullstack or backend engineering within high-scale, high-availability systems
- Expert-level proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript, with hands-on experience using NestJS or similar frameworks
- Deep understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, and CQRS/DDD design patterns
- Proven ability to design and deliver RESTful APIs and asynchronous event-based communication systems
- Strong experience with SQL databases and schema design for performance and reliability
- Solid understanding of React and modern frontend best practices
- Deep knowledge of state management (React Query, Context API, custom hooks)
- Experience with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and component-driven architecture
- Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD, and observability tools such as Prometheus and Splunk
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills — capable of working effectively in distributed, cross-functional teams
Nice to have
- Understanding of crypto protocols, staking mechanisms, and the broader blockchain technology ecosystem
- Experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers
- Hands-on experience with Rust
- Background in financial systems, digital assets, and experience in custodial or other regulated environments
Your team
Payward Services
An enterprise infrastructure platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate trading, payments, funding, and digital asset services through a single unified system, providing coordinated liquidity, custody, compliance, risk management, and settlement capabilities.
How to get hired
- 1We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process
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About Kraken
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.
Mission
Built to advance an open, global financial system.
Key facts
- Parent company Payward is behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks
- 15 years building financial infrastructure platforms
- Engineers are a globally distributed, mission-driven group
What they value
- Trust
- Transparency
- Resilience
- Collaboration
- Technical excellence
- Innovation