Senior Software Engineer- Blockchain Network

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group at Coinbase, you'll build the critical infrastructure that integrates blockchain protocols with Coinbase's internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking. This team translates complex blockchain operations and state machines into simple, reliable APIs that product teams across Coinbase depend on. You'll own multi-quarter technical initiatives and ship platform primitives that directly improve the latency, reliability, and cost of the crypto stack.

What you'll do

• Own the design and delivery of blockchain network infrastructure that abstracts blockchain complexity into reliable, platform APIs
• Lead multi-quarter initiatives including new chain integrations, re-architecture efforts, and data migrations that improve system latency, reliability, and cost
• Define and maintain APIs, SLOs, and observability for the systems you build, including on-call ownership
• Partner with product and platform teams to establish data contracts and ship SDKs and platform primitives that drive adoption across Coinbase
• Build deep technical context across multiple top blockchain protocols such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and apply that knowledge to simplify cross-chain operations

What you bring

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture
• Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads
• Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, or similar infrastructure technologies
• Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure, such as integrating with Ethereum, Bitcoin, or similar L1/L2 networks
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems such as monoliths and legacy architectures into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts
• Ability to utilise generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $186,065-$218,900 USD (varies by location)
• Equity and bonus eligibility
• Benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• Quarterly in-person working sessions called surges
• Remote-first work environment

About Coinbase

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom. The company builds infrastructure for the crypto economy and operates a remote-first workplace with intense collaboration through quarterly on-site surges.