Kraken

Software Engineer, Backend Interview Experience

November 11, 2025

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through another source. The process took four weeks.

The interview process had three rounds total:

Initial phone screen call with a recruiter
Take-home assignment specific to the applied position
One round of technical interview, a behavioral interview, and an interview with the team

Questions

Tell me about a project that you are most proud of.

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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

Great place to get work done

Senior Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: - Lots of talented people work here - Great renewed focus on getting things done and removing as much red tape as possible

Cons: - There seems to be big reorgs every few months, and the company seems reluctant to give people promotions.

Great place to get work done

Senior Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: - Lots of talented people work here - Great renewed focus on getting things done and removing as much red tape as possible

Cons: - There seems to be big reorgs every few months, and the company seems reluctant to give people promotions.

Bad Company

ML Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: The culture is generally ok, but the level of people working here is really low. Most people are from random universities and are not technically good enough to do their jobs. You would end up working under some loser who doesn't understand one thing about engineering and because of politics would be the engineering manager of the company.

Cons: Please don't join these crypto companies if you are a technical person with good education and decent credentials. These companies are for substandard people that couldn't find jobs in other big tech or other tech companies.

ML Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: The culture is generally ok, but the level of people working here is really low. Most people are from random universities and are not technically good enough to do their jobs. You would end up working under some loser who doesn't understand one thing about engineering and because of politics would be the engineering manager of the company.

Cons: Please don't join these crypto companies if you are a technical person with good education and decent credentials. These companies are for substandard people that couldn't find jobs in other big tech or other tech companies.

Grateful but stupified

Senior SRE • Former Employee

San Francisco, CA

November 2, 2023

Pros: Crypto, security, money, teamwork, perks.

Cons: Middle management, paranoia, unwilling to touch tech debt, too many silos

Grateful but stupified

Senior SRE • Former Employee

San Francisco, CA

November 2, 2023

Pros: Crypto, security, money, teamwork, perks.

Cons: Middle management, paranoia, unwilling to touch tech debt, too many silos

Great place to get work done

Senior Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: - Lots of talented people work here - Great renewed focus on getting things done and removing as much red tape as possible

Cons: - There seems to be big reorgs every few months, and the company seems reluctant to give people promotions.

5.0
Great place to get work done
Senior Software Developer • Current Employee
April 25, 2025
Pros: - Lots of talented people work here - Great renewed focus on getting things done and removing as much red tape as possible
Cons: - There seems to be big reorgs every few months, and the company seems reluctant to give people promotions.

Bad Company

ML Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: The culture is generally ok, but the level of people working here is really low. Most people are from random universities and are not technically good enough to do their jobs. You would end up working under some loser who doesn't understand one thing about engineering and because of politics would be the engineering manager of the company.

Cons: Please don't join these crypto companies if you are a technical person with good education and decent credentials. These companies are for substandard people that couldn't find jobs in other big tech or other tech companies.

1.0
Bad Company
ML Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
May 19, 2025
Pros: The culture is generally ok, but the level of people working here is really low. Most people are from random universities and are not technically good enough to do their jobs. You would end up working under some loser who doesn't understand one thing about engineering and because of politics would be the engineering manager of the company.
Cons: Please don't join these crypto companies if you are a technical person with good education and decent credentials. These companies are for substandard people that couldn't find jobs in other big tech or other tech companies.

Grateful but stupified

Senior SRE • Former Employee

San Francisco, CA

November 2, 2023

Pros: Crypto, security, money, teamwork, perks.

Cons: Middle management, paranoia, unwilling to touch tech debt, too many silos

3.0
Grateful but stupified
Senior SRE • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
November 2, 2023
Pros: Crypto, security, money, teamwork, perks.
Cons: Middle management, paranoia, unwilling to touch tech debt, too many silos

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