Senior Data Engineer - AI Infrastructure

Kraken

Job Overview

Location

United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Senior Data Engineer role focused on building and evolving streaming data pipelines that power live inference and real-time model serving for Kraken's AI infrastructure
• Design and implement feature stores for low-latency, high-reliability feature serving to production ML models using technologies like RisingWave, Apache Flink, or Kafka Streams
• Collaborate with ML engineers and AI infrastructure teams to define data contracts, feature schemas, and pipeline SLAs while driving latency reduction from hours to seconds
• Ensure data quality, observability, and auditability across streaming and feature engineering systems, contributing to inference pipeline tooling and evaluating emerging technologies
• Join a team at Kraken, a globally trusted crypto platform serving over 10 million users, within Payward's mission to build modern financial infrastructure for an open, global financial system
• Work in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment embedded within an AI-focused team, shaping the technical roadmap for streaming and feature store technologies

🎯 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 infrastructure powering intelligent agents at scale within a leading global crypto platform
• Collaborate with ML engineers and AI infra teams to shape data contracts and pipeline SLAs for real-time model serving
• Influence the technical roadmap by evaluating emerging streaming and feature store technologies
• Work within Payward's mission-driven culture building modern financial infrastructure for an open, global financial system
• Be part of a diverse, merit-based team that celebrates unique perspectives and encourages applications from passionate candidates even if they don't fully meet all requirements
• Access to ongoing learning and professional growth in a fast-moving, innovative environment at Kraken, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions

Skills & Technologies

Python

Scala

Kafka

DevOps

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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