Staff React Native Engineer - Pro

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](https://www.kraken.com/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](https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/226090548-How-to-create-an-account-on-Kraken). 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](https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/security-at-kraken), [crypto education](https://blog.kraken.com/category/crypto-education), and [world-class client support](https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/support-at-kraken) through our products like [Kraken Pro](https://pro.kraken.com/), [Desktop](https://www.kraken.com/desktop), [Wallet](https://www.kraken.com/wallet), and [Kraken Futures](https://www.kraken.com/features/futures). **Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!**

• •Own and drive the technical vision and architecture of Kraken’s Pro mobile application
• •Build and maintain high-performance mobile applications using React Native and TypeScript
• •Lead initiatives to improve app performance, reliability, and scalability (e.g. startup time, responsiveness, resource efficiency)
• •Act as a technical leader across multiple teams, ensuring consistency and quality across a shared codebase
• •Partner with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver impactful, user-facing features
• •Take the lead during critical production issues, diagnosing problems and driving solutions
• •Define and evolve engineering standards, best practices, and tooling for mobile development
• •Mentor engineers and elevate the overall technical capability of the team
• •Stay close to the code while operating at a strategic, platform level

• •Significant experience of developing micro interactions and animations in React Native
• •Experience building high-performance consumer or fintech applications
• •Familiarity with native mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, etc.)
• •Experience defining or scaling mobile platforms across multiple teams
• •Background in fast-growing or highly technical product environments
• •Contributions to open-source or the broader engineering community

• •8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on mobile development
• •Deep expertise in React Native and TypeScript
• •Proven experience owning or leading large-scale, production mobile applications
• •Strong understanding of mobile performance optimisation, architecture, and debugging
• •Experience delivering measurable improvements to app performance (e.g. load time, stability, efficiency)
• •Solid knowledge of iOS and Android platforms
• •Experience working across multiple teams or shared platforms
• •Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across teams
• •A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a bias for action