Data Analyst - Payments & Blockchain

Building the Future of Crypto

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.

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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 .

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The team

At Kraken the Payments & Blockchain team sits at the intersection of blockchain data product behavior and financial infrastructure. We transform raw blockchain signals payments logs and platform usage into insight that guides product trading and operational decisions.

We dive deep into how users move liquidity interact onchain and transact through our payments rails and we make that knowledge accessible actionable and scalable across the company.

You’ll build the models metrics and pipelines that deepen Kraken’s understanding of onchain behavior and payments performance. You’ll analyze the movement of funds liquidity patterns product usage and user behavior to influence product improvements and operational efficiency.

The opportunity

• Analyze blockchain and payments data (wallet activity liquidity flows protocol events) at scale.

• Validate blockchain transactions and reconcile onchain data with internal ledgers and data sources.

• Interact with blockchain APIs and our data lake to ensure data accuracy and consistency.

• Build and maintain automated data models and ETL pipelines using SQL Python Airflow and dbt.

• Design dashboards that reveal trends across user growth capital movement and transaction health.

• Develop and automate KPIs to monitor product health payments success and system reliability.

• Partner with engineers to improve data quality schema design and pipeline performance.

• Communicate insights through clear actionable storytelling accessible to all audiences.

Skills you should HODL

• 3+ years in analytics ideally in crypto fintech or financial platforms.

• Strong understanding of blockchain fundamentals (wallets bridges DEXs token mechanics).

• Proficiency in SQL and Python (pandas numpy visualization tools).

• Experience developing ETL pipelines with Airflow or equivalent orchestrators.

• Familiarity with dbt and version-controlled analytics workflows.

• Ability to build clear and intuitive BI dashboards (QuickSight Tableau etc.).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset.

• Excellent communication skills for translating technical findings into business impact.

Nice to haves

• Experience reconciling blockchain and internal financial data at scale.

• Expertise automating reconciliation validation or monitoring systems in data environments.

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!

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