Software Engineer – Database

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

. Build, test, and ship well-typed, well-reviewed features and fixes in Haskell services across the exchange, clearinghouse, and brokerage .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $96,000 - $192,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Haskell programming, SQL, and PostgreSQL, with a strong understanding of financial systems and data management. Capable of designing and optimizing database schemas, ensuring code quality, and collaborating effectively across teams.

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Haskell ProgrammingSQL and PostgreSQLDatabase Schema DesignProduction Experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQLFinancial Knowledge in Trading or Markets

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Hard Skills

HaskellSQLPostgreSQLData StructuresConcurrencyDistributed SystemsDatabase MigrationsExecution PlansLock-Safe MigrationsAudit Trails

Soft Skills

CollaborationGood JudgmentCare and Rigor

Tools & Technologies

AWS Aurora PostgreSQLAtlasAI Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesTradingMarketsSettlement CyclesOperational Shifts

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsHaskellPostgresRustSQLC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, test, and ship well-typed, well-reviewed features and fixes in Haskell services across the exchange, clearinghouse, and brokerage
Understand order, trade, clearing, and settlement flows end to end
Design schemas, constraints, and indexes for new features using exact numeric types and audit trails
Write lock-safe, reversible migrations on large tables and review other engineers' migrations
Read execution plans, identify slow queries from production metrics, and fix issues in queries, indexes, or access patterns
Monitor systems, respond to alerts, and support daily operations such as settlement cycles
Fix the causes of production issues and document learnings

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience with a functional or strongly typed programming language such as Haskell, Rust, or C++
Strong SQL and PostgreSQL skills, including transactions and isolation levels
Computer science fundamentals, including data structures, concurrency, and distributed systems
Willingness to participate in on-call and operational shifts
Care and rigor with code and financial data
Good judgment with AI tools, including reading, testing, and understanding generated output
Collaboration across engineering, operations, risk, and compliance, with documentation
Financial knowledge or experience in trading, markets, or financial services is a nice to have
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience is a nice to have
Haskell experience, particularly with PostgreSQL-backed services, is a nice to have
Production experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL is a nice to have
Experience with time series or market data at volume is a nice to have
Experience with Atlas or another declarative schema management tool is a nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Bonus program
Wellness allowance
Medical insurance [US Only]
Dental insurance [US Only]
Vision insurance [US Only]
401(k) [US Only]
Kraken product dogfooding after joining