Staff Software Engineer, Compute Platform (Routing)

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team at Coinbase, you own the routing layer that connects every service at Coinbase to its customers. You'll design and deliver net-new routing capabilities that improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of application traffic across the entire fleet, working with CNCF technologies including Istio, Envoy, and Kubernetes.

What you'll do

• Own the design, development, and automation of routing infrastructure that directs application traffic to Kubernetes backends at scale
• Build capabilities on top of Envoy-based reverse proxies, Istio gateways, Ambient mesh, and SPIFFE service authentication
• Drive measurable improvements to latency, reliability, and performance of application routing systems across Coinbase's production environment
• Shape the paved-road developer experience for operating applications at Coinbase, with emphasis on AI-driven tooling, processes, and support
• Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to ensure routing infrastructure meets cross-cutting platform requirements

What you bring

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering and infrastructure roles
• 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience with application routing technologies including reverse proxies, ingress controllers, CDN/WAF, and service mesh
• Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages (Go, Python, or Java) with experience building and shipping production-grade infrastructure services
• Demonstrated experience scaling backend infrastructure on AWS, with working knowledge of networking, compute, and container orchestration services
• Deep familiarity with the CNCF ecosystem (Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio) and proven ability to extend or contribute to these technologies in production
• Track record of diagnosing complex distributed systems issues, identifying root causes, and driving them to resolution independently
• The ability to use generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality, including applying AI tooling to infrastructure workflows

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $218,025-$256,500 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 arrangement

About Coinbase

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom. The company operates a remote-first environment with a focus on high performance and uncompromising standards.