> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Senior Software Engineer – Agent Systems Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278515fa9207fdb3 Kraken posts a senior FDE role to build for teams inside the company in US, at $127,200–$254,400 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Build a 0→1 internal agent platform that uses AI to automate workflows and decision paths across company systems. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken) Posted Sep 28, 2026 by Kraken · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$127,200–$254,400** + equity US Remote Full-time Build a 0→1 internal agent platform that uses AI to automate workflows and decision paths across company systems. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F278515fa9207fdb3&placement=top) - [View posting at Kraken](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kraken.com/21f423f7-7308-47fc-b417-493d228ef533/application) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $127K–$254K Level with the median Midpoint $191K · median $190K This job $127K to $254K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** building and shipping production software systems Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: United States - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Serve Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serve-robotics) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operations Tools & Al Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10526bef9d127823) Los Angeles, CA · US remote Remote New · 4d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Vanta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vanta) ### [Sr. AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb56ec463d0ed5cd) US Remote 5mo ago $195,000–$229,000 [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5e876b1fc7064bb) Atlanta, GA · New York, NY Remote 6w ago $165,000–$210,000 - [Other jobs at Kraken (3)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken) ## The job description from Kraken Posted by Kraken on Sep 28, 2026 ### Building the Future of Open Finance Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system. ### Proof of work ### The team Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients. The Agent Systems team is a 0→1 engineering group building internal AI-powered agents that interact directly with company systems. The mandate is to dramatically increase internal speed of execution through automation, intelligent inference, and workflow orchestration. This team operates at the intersection of AI, backend systems, and applied product engineering. The work is pragmatic and fast-moving — prototypes are expected, but the bar for production reliability remains high. Engineers on this team move fluidly between experimentation and shipping, building systems that reason over user interactions and take meaningful action across internal tools. You’ll work closely with cross-functional partners across product, infrastructure, and internal operations to deploy agent-driven capabilities that compound leverage across the organization. ### The opportunity - Build and ship AI-powered agent systems that automate internal workflows and decision paths - Design and implement inference pipelines that reason over user interactions across internal systems - Prototype quickly to validate agent behaviors, then productionize what proves valuable - Architect backend services that integrate with multiple internal APIs and data sources - Define patterns for safe, observable, and controllable agent execution - Collaborate cross-functionally to identify high-leverage automation opportunities - Improve system speed, reliability, and signal quality as usage scales - Contribute to foundational design decisions for a 0→1 agent platform ### Skills you should HODL - 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software systems - Strong backend engineering fundamentals (APIs, distributed systems, data modeling, reliability) - Experience building fullstack systems, with comfort working across backend and occasional frontend surfaces - Hands-on experience working with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or inference pipelines in production - Ability to prototype rapidly while maintaining a clear path to production-grade architecture - Strong systems thinking — able to reason about orchestration, failure modes, and observability - Comfort operating in ambiguous, 0→1 environments with high ownership ### Nice to haves - Experience building or operating agent-based systems or autonomous workflows - Familiarity with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, or model performance tuning - Experience integrating with internal enterprise systems (CRM, support tools, analytics platforms, etc.) - Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling - Experience designing guardrails, sandboxing, or safety layers for AI systems *Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.* *Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.* *We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.* ### Our commitment Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto. We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision. As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. ### Stay connected Follow us on Twitter Learn on the Kraken Blog Connect on LinkedIn Candidate Privacy Notice [View posting at Kraken](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kraken.com/21f423f7-7308-47fc-b417-493d228ef533/application) ## About Kraken Operates a global crypto and multi-asset financial platform for consumers, traders, institutions, and partners across exchange, custody, derivatives, tokenized assets, payments, and B2B infrastructure. 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