Kraken Digital Asset Exchange·Software Engineer

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange Software Engineer interview experience

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New ZealandPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Right from the start, the vibe of the process felt security-obsessed and more demanding than a typical exchange role.

My interviews leaned hard on secure communication and encrypted channels, and it really stood out that email with PGP was part of how they operated, with strict expectations around those practices.

When I got into the technical discussions, I had to be sharp about my understanding of encrypted communication, not just high-level security buzzwords. The questions pushed into specifics and made it clear they wanted evidence of deep familiarity, not general comfort. Even though I considered myself able, it still felt like the bar was unusually high for this kind of screening.

Overall, it was

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