Senior Software Engineer – Agent Systems
Job description
Backend-focused engineering role on Kraken's Agent Systems team, a 0→1 group building internal AI-powered agents that interact with company systems. The role involves designing inference pipelines, prototyping and productionizing agent behaviors, and architecting backend services integrated with internal APIs.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Build and ship AI-powered agent systems that automate internal workflows and decision paths
- Design and implement inference pipelines that reason over user interactions across internal systems
- Prototype quickly to validate agent behaviors, then productionize what proves valuable
- Architect backend services that integrate with multiple internal APIs and data sources
- Define patterns for safe, observable, and controllable agent execution
- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify high-leverage automation opportunities
- Improve system speed, reliability, and signal quality as usage scales
- Contribute to foundational design decisions for a 0→1 agent platform
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software systems
- Strong backend engineering fundamentals (APIs, distributed systems, data modeling, reliability)
- Experience building fullstack systems, with comfort working across backend and occasional frontend surfaces
- Hands-on experience working with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or inference pipelines in production
- Ability to prototype rapidly while maintaining a clear path to production-grade architecture
- Strong systems thinking — able to reason about orchestration, failure modes, and observability
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, 0→1 environments with high ownership
Nice to have
- Experience building or operating agent-based systems or autonomous workflows
- Familiarity with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, or model performance tuning
- Experience integrating with internal enterprise systems (CRM, support tools, analytics platforms, etc.)
- Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling
- Experience designing guardrails, sandboxing, or safety layers for AI systems
Your team
Agent Systems
A 0→1 engineering group building internal AI-powered agents that interact directly with company systems, operating at the intersection of AI, backend systems, and applied product engineering.
How to get hired
- 1We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process
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About Kraken
Building the Future of Open Finance
Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients. Payward is the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks.
Mission
To advance an open, global financial system
Key facts
- 2011
- Crypto / financial infrastructure
- Founded in 2011
- Trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe
- Payward is the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks
- Has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry
What they value
- We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job
- We celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table