Building the Future of Crypto 

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

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The team

Payward Services is Kraken's B2B infrastructure division. We sell crypto trading, fiat rails, yield, tokenized equities, and compliance to fintechs, neobanks, and institutions — so they can offer crypto without building it themselves. Bunq is already live on our stack with multiple other companies in implementation phase. We're scaling the team to match.

This is a 0-to-1 role. You'll be the first dedicated Solutions Architect and the founding hire for our Solutions Engineering function. Your focus is squarely pre-sales — partnering with our sales team and Partner Solutions Lead to run discovery, design winning solutions, and build PoCs that close deals. The processes you create will be the ones the Solutions Engineers we hire alongside you will use every day.

You'll partner directly with our Engineering Director, GM, Sales, and Implementation Manager. This is not an execution-only seat. We expect you to define the pre-sales process, set the bar, and lead a growing team of Solutions Engineers on best practices and approach.

The opportunity

• Run technical discovery with prospective customers alongside sales and our Partner Solutions Lead — map their architecture, constraints, and compliance needs to our product suite (Embed, Ramp, Earn, xStocks, CF Benchmarks).

• Help define what the product suite should look like through the discovery being done on the front lines. Identify common asks and communicate priorities to downstream engineering teams so recurring asks get built as a priority directly into the product.

• Design tailored solutions spanning our existing offerings, customizations to those offerings, bespoke integrations built on top of our platform, or hands-on work directly in the customer's codebase

• Scope and build proof-of-concepts that demonstrate technical feasibility and win the deal

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