Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Payward Services
Job description
Senior Software Engineer role at Payward Services building and scaling Rust services and libraries for an enterprise infrastructure platform that integrates trading, payments, funding, and digital asset services.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences with a focus on reliability, performance, and user impact
- Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code that scales across teams and supports revenue-critical systems without compromising safety or security
- Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, translating evolving product requirements into resilient, low-latency solutions
- Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-performance, product-driven engineering culture
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
- Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness
- Demonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application)
- Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions
- Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
- Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
- Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture
Nice to have
- Experience building B2B focused products, ideally in the fintech or crypto space
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. It provides coordinated liquidity, custody, compliance, risk management, and settlement capabilities, reducing operational complexity for fintechs, banks, brokerages, and payment providers.
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