Senior Data Engineer - Agents Systems

Kraken

Job Overview

Location

United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Senior Data Engineer role focused on building AI-powered agent systems that automate internal workflows and increase execution speed across Kraken’s infrastructure
• Own and evolve streaming data pipelines for real-time model serving, design feature stores for low-latency ML serving, and implement streaming systems using RisingWave, Apache Flink, or Kafka Streams
• Part of the Agent Systems team—a 0→1 engineering group at the intersection of AI, backend systems, and applied product engineering, working to deploy agent-driven capabilities that compound organizational leverage
• Opportunity to shape technical roadmap, reduce latency from hours to seconds, ensure data quality and observability, and contribute to inference pipeline tooling where data engineering meets model serving

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in data engineering with at least 2 years focused on streaming systems in production
• Hands-on experience with RisingWave, Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, or comparable stream processing frameworks
• Strong understanding of feature store design — online/offline consistency, point-in-time correctness, low-latency serving
• Experience building data pipelines that feed production ML models or inference systems
• Proficiency in Python and/or Scala; SQL fluency required
• Familiarity with data quality frameworks, pipeline observability, and SLA ownership

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI-powered agent systems at a leading global crypto platform
• Ability to shape the technical roadmap for streaming and feature store technologies
• Work in a fast-moving, innovative environment with cross-functional collaboration across product, infrastructure, and internal operations
• Merit-based hiring culture that values passion and knowledge in crypto, even if requirements aren’t fully met
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer
• Access to Kraken’s cultural resources and ongoing learning opportunities via blog, LinkedIn, and Twitter

Skills & Technologies

Python

Scala

Kafka

Senior

Onsite

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About Kraken

Kraken is a global cryptocurrency exchange established in 2011, offering spot and futures trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum and 200+ digital assets. Headquartered in San Francisco with entities worldwide, it serves retail and institutional clients, providing custody, staking, an NFT marketplace and OTC desk. The platform emphasizes security, regulatory compliance and educational resources.

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