Process
I applied online. The process took three weeks.
The organization and scheduling of interviews were a little disorganized, but the interviewers were friendly and extremely sharp. I had a strong impression of how much Kraken values its employees and how careful they are in selecting the highest caliber. Expect challenging questions that push your comfort zone, and always emphasize security with any answer. Be confident and T-shaped. There is an expectation that you come equipped with prior expertise, but it doesn't necessarily have to be in cryptocurrency.
Questions
What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption? What are practical use-cases for each?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Kraken Software Engineer, Backend role.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Kraken's interview process for their Software Engineer, Backend roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Kraken's Software Engineer, Backend interview process.
Kraken Work Experiences
5.0
Fantastic place to work if you are smart and firmly committed to the crypto ethos
Senior Data Engineer • Current Employee
Scarsdale, NY
January 8, 2025
Pros: 1. You'll work with the most intelligent, curious, compassionate people. We are truly passionate about Bitcoin, crypto, fintech. For example, you'll find plenty of people who run their own full nodes on Raspberry PIs, or people do their own mining, etc.
2. Kraken is one of the OG crypto companies. People who had critical roles in the crypto history books have worked at Kraken. There are very smart people whom you can ask to get any crypto question answered.
3. Management, especially upper management, is really straight-to-the-point.
Cons: 1. Because the jobs are fully remote, this may not be for everyone. Communication, especially proactive communication, is extremely important, much more so than at a job on-premises/hybrid. Asynchronous communications sometimes make things difficult to make progress until you get the information you need, as it is not as easy as simply walking up to someone.
5.0
Probably the best company I worked for.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
April 22, 2023
Pros: I joined roughly one year ago and right away I was working on some amazing things.
The onboarding process was very fun and made you feel as you were part of a wonderful community despite everyone being remote.
And that's one of the great things with Kraken, despite everyone being remote you never feel like someone is far when you need help.
I have a wonderful boss and colleagues who value you and your work.
The work is fun and you have carte blanche to use your creativity.
We have annual meet-ups and informal meet-ups too and even have yoga and meditation over zoom.
Cons: It can be fast-paced, which I like but the company has been growing so some of the internal processes are not yet mature, however, there's on going work to standardise a lot of these things.
4.0
Great
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
London, England
May 21, 2023
Pros: There is a great work life balance and compensation.
Cons: Work is slow and can be boring.
- 5.0Fantastic place to work if you are smart and firmly committed to the crypto ethosSenior Data Engineer • Current EmployeeScarsdale, NYJanuary 8, 2025Pros: 1. You'll work with the most intelligent, curious, compassionate people. We are truly passionate about Bitcoin, crypto, fintech. For example, you'll find plenty of people who run their own full nodes on Raspberry PIs, or people do their own mining, etc. 2. Kraken is one of the OG crypto companies. People who had critical roles in the crypto history books have worked at Kraken. There are very smart people whom you can ask to get any crypto question answered. 3. Management, especially upper management, is really straight-to-the-point.Cons: 1. Because the jobs are fully remote, this may not be for everyone. Communication, especially proactive communication, is extremely important, much more so than at a job on-premises/hybrid. Asynchronous communications sometimes make things difficult to make progress until you get the information you need, as it is not as easy as simply walking up to someone.
- 5.0Probably the best company I worked for.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 22, 2023Pros: I joined roughly one year ago and right away I was working on some amazing things. The onboarding process was very fun and made you feel as you were part of a wonderful community despite everyone being remote. And that's one of the great things with Kraken, despite everyone being remote you never feel like someone is far when you need help. I have a wonderful boss and colleagues who value you and your work. The work is fun and you have carte blanche to use your creativity. We have annual meet-ups and informal meet-ups too and even have yoga and meditation over zoom.Cons: It can be fast-paced, which I like but the company has been growing so some of the internal processes are not yet mature, however, there's on going work to standardise a lot of these things.
- 4.0GreatSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandMay 21, 2023Pros: There is a great work life balance and compensation.Cons: Work is slow and can be boring.
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