Engineering Manager – Growth Foundations - 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, built to advance an open, global financial system.

The Team

The Growth Foundations team builds the AI-native Growth Engine, enabling Growth teams across the company. We design and ship powerful AI-driven systems, tools and automations, as well as own the core infrastructure of Growth tools such as our website, user communications and martech. It’s a team with direct influence on company growth, global reach, and user engagement at scale.

The Role

As an Engineering Manager within Growth Foundations, you’ll lead and develop a team of engineers who deliver high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power our growth. You’ll ensure the team is aligned, supported, and set up to execute with excellence — turning complex challenges into simple, reliable solutions that reach users around the world. You will also stay hands-on and deliver production-grade features personally every day.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features
• Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution
• Keep projects moving forward with clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication
• Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions
• Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning
• Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones
• Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization
• Leverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity
• Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed

What You Bring

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative environment
• Strong people leadership skills focused on coaching, clarity, and empowerment
• Solid technical foundation, especially on the backend; ability to engage in design discussions and code reviews
• Strong individual contributor background with production-grade coding experience
• High proficiency in modern AI-driven development and automation
• Familiarity with modern programming languages (e.g., TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python)
• Product mindset with a focus on user impact and key metrics
• Clear communication and organizational skills
• Experience working in distributed, remote-first teams

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with analytics, performance/paid marketing, experimentation, or growth tooling
• Background in developer experience, SDKs, or internal platforms
• Exposure to scaling teams or processes during high-growth phases