Data Platform Engineering Manager

Kraken

United States
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8+ years data or platform engineering experience
3+ years managing engineering teams
Aws data-lake architecture with spark and iceberg
** Kraken is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on building and maintaining real-time streaming infrastructure for their digital asset exchange. The role requires extensive experience in data engineering, team management, and familiarity with AI and automation technologies. **

Job Summary

  • This role leads the team responsible for Kraken's streaming and data platform layer, designing systems that move, transform, and serve data in real time.
  • The successful candidate will own the architecture around stream processing technologies like RisingWave and Apache Flink while driving the adoption of AI-powered automation across the data stack.
  • Kraken is a fully remote company with employees in over 70 countries, offering a mission-focused environment dedicated to accelerating global crypto adoption.

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** Kraken is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on building and maintaining real-time streaming infrastructure for their digital asset exchange. The role requires extensive experience in data engineering, team management, and familiarity with AI and automation technologies. **

Salary

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Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8+ years data or platform engineering experience
  • 3+ years managing engineering teams
  • AWS data-lake architecture with Spark and Iceberg
  • Real-time streaming expertise with Kafka and Flink
  • Python, Scala, or Java production proficiency
  • AI/ML-powered automation in data workflows

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with RisingWave or Clickhouse
  • Familiarity with LLM-based agents and LangChain
  • Background in cryptocurrency trading systems
  • Contributions to open-source streaming projects
  • Self-service data platform tooling development

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years in data engineering or distributed systems
  • Minimum 3 years of engineering management experience
  • Proven track record hiring and developing remote teams

Work Rights

Not specified

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