Senior Application Security Engineer- Crypto and Onchain

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

The Team

Kraken’s world-class security team is growing. As we continue to grow and mature our on-chain presence, we need someone with a strong Web3 security background to help build our program and tooling for enterprise scale. 

This role will be reporting through Kraken’s Application Security function. You will have the benefit of partnering with domain experts in our existing stack and enterprise software tooling while still having the opportunity to come up with creative solutions in the emergent field of Web3 Security. 

We are leaders in the Security space. You will be partnering with peers who have submitted critical bug reports to some of the biggest names in both Web2 and Web3 as part of our regular campaigns and research. Kraken is a founding member of several new Web3 standards organizations and you will also have the chance to make a lasting impact on the industry as a whole. 

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working across a variety of teams, including Application Security, Red Team, and Cloud Security to help make informed decisions. 

This is a fully remote role.

The Opportunity

• Mature and develop our on-chain security program including:

  • Performing smart contract review through automated and manual means

  • Assisting with risk analysis for listing new tokens and NFT collections

  • Developing strong recommendations for crypto …