Software Engineer – Database

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop, test, and deploy well-typed, thoroughly reviewed features and fixes in Haskell services across the exchange, clearinghouse, and brokerage.

• Comprehend the entire order, trade, clearing, and settlement processes.

• Design schemas, constraints, and indexes for new functionalities using exact numeric types and audit trails.

• Create lock-safe, reversible migrations on large tables and assess migrations from other engineers.

• Analyze execution plans, identify slow queries through production metrics, and resolve issues in queries, indexes, or access patterns.

• Oversee systems, respond to alerts, and assist with daily operations such as settlement cycles.

• Address the root causes of production issues and document learnings.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Proficiency in a functional or strongly typed programming language such as Haskell, Rust, or C++.

• Solid SQL and PostgreSQL expertise, encompassing transactions and isolation levels.

• Understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, concurrency, and distributed systems.

• Willingness to engage in on-call and operational shifts.

• Attention to detail and diligence with code and financial data.

• Good judgment when using AI tools, including the ability to read, test, and interpret generated outputs.

• Ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, risk, and compliance, alongside proper documentation.

• Financial knowledge or experience in trading, markets, or financial services is a plus.

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Experience with Haskell, particularly with PostgreSQL-backed services, is advantageous.

• Production experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL is beneficial.

• Familiarity with time series or market data at scale is a plus.

• Experience with Atlas or another declarative schema management tool is desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity.

• Bonus program.

• Wellness allowance.

• Medical insurance [US Only].

• Dental insurance [US Only].

• Vision insurance [US Only].

• 401(k) [US Only].

• Kraken product dogfooding after joining.