Senior Data Engineer
•Abacusinsights· 5h
Data ScienceFull-timeAsia
5h ago
Kraken.Com·3 months ago
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. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.
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, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
At Kraken, data is both a strategic asset and the foundation of trust with our users, partners, and stakeholders and the data team is the backbone of decision-making.
We’re looking for a Data Analyst, Growth to join our team remotely! The #1 goal of this role is to elevate decision-making by uncovering emerging trends and root causes, and by developing tools to drive insight and actions that give full visibility into business performance and growth.
Beyond technical expertise, success in this role depends on being a true business partner who combines data-driven insights with strategic thinking to shape growth initiatives, guide decision-making, and drive measurable impact across the organization.
In this role, you’ll own end-to-end data management from building and maintaining datasets and pipelines to designing dashboards and insights for the Growth team. Additionally, you will work on experimentation infrastructure, launching an A/B testing system together with your team and contributing to other experimental projects to ensure the data team is constantly evolving and growing.
You will be, quite literally and quantitatively, defining success on a daily basis for our Growth and leadership teams. Join us and be part of a team where data is not just an asset but our language, our tool, and our future.
Act as a trusted business advisor who influences decision-making for the growth team and deeply understands the business, both inside and out
Own the design of dashboards, metrics, and reports, turning data into actionable insights for the growth team, cross functional partners, and the leadership team
Dive into large, complex datasets/logs to turn your findings into scalable data models necessary to facilitate reporting, analytics and ML models
Lead cross-functional projects with analysts, scientists, engineers, and product teams to build data pipelines using Airflow, Python, and modern ETL frameworks
Develop and automate reporting of key performance indicators of various Kraken’s products at scale
Be at the forefront of data innovation by experimenting, testing hypotheses, and translating insights into action.
Develop high-quality code for pipelines and dashboards, incorporating software engineering best practices
Deliver insights that shape growth direction through clear, data-driven storytelling.
5+ years of experience in data analysis and data management within the financial services industry, ideally gained in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Experience working with marketing growth teams to analyze and optimize performance across the full marketing funnel and related business metrics.
This role requires expert SQL skills—including complex joins, CTEs, and analytical functions—paired with familiarity in Python libraries such as pandas, matplotlib, and plotly.
Hands-on experience using dbt (data build tool) to model and organize marketing, product, or performance data for reporting and decision-making
Experience setting up and managing data pipelines, with a strong understanding of data workflow orchestration
Capable of creating intuitive dashboards and visualizations to communicate complex insights clearly
Strong communicator who can simplify complex data ideas for both technical and non-technical audiences
You’re passionate about investing or day trading — whether in equities or crypto — and have professional or personal exposure to trading products and solutions.
You believe wholeheartedly in the values outlined in Kraken’s Tentaclements document
A degree in a field emphasizing analytical rigor, such as software engineering, economics, or a hard science
Based in Canada, the US, the UK, or the EU, and fluent in English.
Deep interest in improving user experiences through better product analytics and experimentation
Passion for continuous learning and approaching problems with a beginner’s mindset
Solid understanding of the cryptocurrency space and how financial markets function
This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.
Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
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