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Head of Exchange Infrastructure

Kraken· Product
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RemoteFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior product leader responsible for consolidating Kraken’s exchange stack (matching engine, core infrastructure, algo engine, API engine and third-party custody) into a unified platform, leading a small team of product managers and coordinating with engineering leadership to deliver high-performance, low-latency exchange infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Own the product vision and roadmap for the exchange layer: matching engine, core infrastructure, third-party custody, algo engine and API engine
  • Lead and grow a team of four to five product managers, and set the bar for product craft across the layer
  • Lead the consolidation of multiple matching engines into one, starting with US derivatives, then international derivatives, then spot
  • Build interface-agnostic platform so every product team and interface can build on the same platform
  • Define success metrics (p99 latency, throughput, uptime, resiliency) and hold teams accountable to them
  • Partner with engineering leaders across exchange and core infrastructure to sequence the migration without disrupting live markets
  • Partner with Risk and Credit Infrastructure so a client can hold one account and trade every product against it
  • Anticipate industry shifts and shape our platform to stay ahead
  • Align cross-functional teams (product, engineering, risk, compliance) around the exchange strategy

Qualifications

  • Senior product leader with experience in exchange, trading, or high-performance platforms
  • Experience managing and developing product managers, on a team senior enough to run without you in the room
  • Happy to be a player-coach. This team is independent, so you will own roadmaps and write specs yourself at times, not only review them
  • Proven ability to set product vision and translate it into a long-term roadmap
  • Strong understanding of matching engine and market data architecture, and the tradeoffs low latency forces
  • Experience building platforms for internal customers, with the judgment to tell a platform from a series of bespoke builds
  • Excellent communication skills — can influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • A passion for crypto markets, market structure, and building the next generation of infrastructure

Skills

Required:Product leadership in exchange/trading/high-performance platformsTeam leadership and coachingRoadmap development and specs writingMatching engine and market data architectureInternal platform mindsetCommunication with stakeholdersCrypto markets passion
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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