Data Platform Engineering Manager

Kraken

United Kingdom
Remote
8+ years in data engineering
3+ years managing engineering teams
Aws data-lake experience with spark
Kraken is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team in building and managing real-time data infrastructure for its digital asset exchange. The role requires extensive experience in data engineering and team management, focusing on cutting-edge technologies to enhance platform capabilities and drive automation

Job Summary

  • This role leads a 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 for high-volume data systems and drive the adoption of AI-powered automation across the data stack.
  • Kraken is a fully remote company with team members in over 70 countries, united by a mission to accelerate global crypto adoption.

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Kraken is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team in building and managing real-time data infrastructure for its digital asset exchange. The role requires extensive experience in data engineering and team management, focusing on cutting-edge technologies to enhance platform capabilities and drive automation.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8+ years in data engineering
  • 3+ years managing engineering teams
  • AWS data-lake experience with Spark
  • Real-time streaming with Kafka and Flink
  • Python, Scala, or Java proficiency
  • Cloud-native infrastructure on AWS

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with RisingWave or Clickhouse
  • Familiarity with LLM-based agents
  • Background in cryptocurrency trading systems
  • Contributions to open-source streaming projects
  • Experience building self-service tooling

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years experience in data or platform engineering
  • Minimum 3 years managing engineering teams
  • Proven track record in distributed systems

Work Rights

Not specified

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