Kraken
Financial Services
FoundingDeveloperRelationsLead
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“Founding Developer Relations Lead at Kraken. Skills: Developer Relations, API, SDK, AI Agents. Own developer activation end-to-end. Drive adoption metrics”
What You'll Achieve.
Make Payward the default infrastructure
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Technical credibility, Read OpenAPI specifications, Ship code, Review integrations, Engage engineers as peer, Proven track record of owning measurable adoption outcomes
Nice to Have
Experience building developer platforms from an early stage, Understanding of wallets, Understanding of identity, Understanding of authentication, Understanding of agent-native transaction flows
What You'll Do.
Own developer activation end-to-end
Drive adoption metrics
Build reference implementations
Build developer tooling
Partner directly with Product and Engineering
Ensure every launch is developer-ready
Ensure every launch is agent-friendly
Help define how developers discover Payward
Help define how agents retrieve Payward services
Help define how agents interact with Payward services
Create technical narratives
Create launch content
Deliver technical presentations
Represent developers internally
Surface ecosystem needs
Influence product direction
Help build the long-term DNA
Help build the processes
Help build the culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with engineering teams; Partner with Product and Engineering
Communication Scope
Technical storytelling; Keynotes; Technical presentations
Full Job Description
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO 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! PROOF OF WORK THE TEAM Payward has world-class engineering, products, infrastructure, and regulatory assets. We’re building APIs, wallets, payment capabilities, developer tooling, and agent-native interfaces that can power the next generation of financial applications. What we don’t yet have is the function responsible for making
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