Senior Engineering Manager – Growth Acquire

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.

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!

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The team

The Growth Acquire teams bring new users into the Kraken ecosystem and help them take their first step with confidence. We design and ship the entry points to Kraken across our website and mobile apps including marketing surfaces landing pages and signup flows that turn curiosity into momentum. Our mission is to attract engage and inspire trust through every first interaction guiding users to value quickly safely and with confidence.

Why This Role Matters

The Growth Acquire teams shape how millions of people first experience Kraken and why they come back. Every visit message and interaction builds trust or curiosity. You will lead the engineers who make those first and returning experiences matter turning awareness into engagement and engagement into lasting connection.

The opportunity

As the Senior Engineering Manager for Growth Acquire you will lead multiple teams responsible for attracting users earning their trust and keeping them engaged even before they sign up. You will partner closely with Design Product Analytics and Marketing to build data-informed engaging experiences that spark curiosity and drive return visits.

You will oversee acquisition and engagement efforts across Kraken’s website and mobile signup experiences helping your teams balance quick iteration with sustainable technical foundations. The work spans landing experiences reusable components for our content platform and ongoing experimentation to optimize visibility conversion and user engagement. You will also play a key role in expanding our reach through search engine optimization (SEO) and new discovery channels such as ChatGPT and other emerging AI-driven platforms. You bring a strong technical presence — able to dive into architectural discussions review code and model engineering excellence while guiding teams at scale.

• Lead and empower multiple engineering teams to build and optimize acquisition and engagement experiences across web and mobile.

• Own key funnel outcomes including organic traffic return visits and conversion from visitor to active user.

• Partner with Product Design Analytics and Marketing to design test and scale data-driven experiments.

• Provide architectural guidance and participate in design reviews code discussions and critical technical decisions.

• Build and extend reusable front-end components and CMS-integrated systems for content-driven growth.

• Expand Kraken’s reach through SEO improvements web performance optimization and new discovery channels.

• Uphold engineering excellence in performance reliability and accessibility across all initiatives.

• Coach engineers and managers to operate with autonomy clarity and accountability in a distributed environment.

How You Lead

• You set clear context and outcomes so your teams understand the “why” behind each initiative.

• You balance experimentation with disciplined engineering excellence.

• You foster a culture that celebrates innovation and data-driven learning.

• You lead through technical credibility staying close enough to the systems to coach effectively and make informed decisions.

• You coach for autonomy and impact while maintaining high standards for quality and craft.

• You model empathy transparency and accountability in every interaction.

• You promote clear communication and documentation for asynchronous collaboration across time zones.

• You make reliability security and accessibility part of what it means to deliver complete work — keeping user trust and engagement as the north star for every project.

Skills you should HODL

• Experience leading multiple engineering teams delivering measurable impact in acquisition engagement or growth.

• Strong technical fluency with React (including server-side rendering) and front-end architecture.

• Ability to contribute directly to and guide architecture performance and implementation decisions.

• Familiarity with experimentation frameworks analytics pipelines and CMS-driven systems.

• Understanding of full-stack architecture scalability and secure software design principles.

• Experience improving SEO page performance and visibility through emerging AI-driven channels.

• Commitment to engineering quality through testing observability and reliability.

• Strong collaboration communication and coaching skills across remote global teams.

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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