Engineering Manager - Frontend - Consumer

About the role

We are seeking a hands‑on Engineering Manager to lead a cross‑functional Consumer pod that builds and scales core Kraken experiences. You will guide a team of Frontend (React / React Native) and Backend (Rust) engineers to deliver seamless, high‑performance user experiences across Kraken’s primary consumer surfaces.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a combined frontend and backend team responsible for core consumer experiences.
• Own end‑to‑end UX for key features on mobile and client platforms.
• Ensure delivery of high‑quality applications with focus on usability, performance, and scalability.
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define high‑impact features.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Managers to maintain consistent engineering standards.
• Champion engineering excellence, maintainable architecture, and code quality.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical growth and inclusivity.
• Drive agile processes and use engineering metrics (e.g., DORA, cycle time) to improve delivery.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering customer‑facing products at scale.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Empathy for customers and passion for intuitive, performant consumer experiences.
• Experience building large‑scale consumer or financial products.

Required skills

• React
• React Native
• Rust (or similar languages such as Go or C++)
• Distributed architectures / systems design