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Come build the future of crypto with us!

To all the builders, crypto enthusiasts, and those who want to create a better, more open financial system: 

We want to work with you.

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Role and Impact: 

As an engineer on the Crypto team, you will be building the engine for all products at Coinbase. You will be learning from the top minds in the field and will be pushing yourself and the boundaries of the crypto industry to its limits.

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Projects / Type of Work: 

Build the Crypto platform that supports all products at Coinbase. Implement highly-available, distributed systems that support read and writes to the blockchains, create the infrastructure to enable Decentralized Finance and Staking, learn and integrate with different blockchain protocols, contribute to Coinbase Open Source projects such as Rosetta, and innovate in areas such as blockchain privacy and scalability.

Manish Gupta

EVP of Engineering

Manish Gupta

At Coinbase, we're on a multi-decade journey to disrupt all of finance through technological innovation in crypto. To go on a journey of this scale, we need crypto innovators around us.  As a crypto engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge crypto innovations that empower hundreds of millions of people around the world. In this process, you'll build life-long relationships with some of the most talented crypto people in Coinbase and in the industry.

Check out all the open engineering roles on the crypto team:

Crypto Backend Engineer: As a backend engineer on the Crypto team, you will be building the engine for all products at Coinbase. Apply Now

Crypto Applications Engineer: As a crypto applications engineer, you will be building crypto applications and protocols that bring Coinbase to the forefront of crypto innovations and contribute to a better crypto community. Apply Now

Cryptography: As a cryptographer,  you will help deliver bleeding-edge cryptography into production to power the next evolution of Crypto. Apply Now

Product Manager: As a product manager, you influence the future of finance and help onboard billions of users to crypto. You will work with the top engineering, product, and design minds to drive new crypto innovations and them help us deliver them to the world. Apply Now

From the team

Coinbase’s Crypto team operates at the intersection of many specialized focus areas including distributed systems, security, cryptography, and blockchain protocols. With the pace of innovation within the blockchain industry, there’s never a dull moment as an engineer building solutions that empower the integration of blockchain technology at Coinbase’s scale.

Paul Hamera

Paul Hamera

Staff Software Engineer

The Crypto Team at Coinbase exposes you to the very latest in blockchain innovation as you tackle the fascinating problem of building systems to interface with the innumerable unique protocols out there today. Working here means you are constantly learning, trying to stay apace the breathless speed at which this field is evolving—but that's part of what makes the job so exciting.

Cindy Kuang

Cindy Kuang

Software Engineer

At Coinbase, being on the crypto team means you are always at the cutting edge of technology and innovation. We get to integrate all the latest blockchains, and build out services that support millions of customers all over the globe. If you want to bring a new financial system to the world, and learn how the next generation of blockchains work, there isn’t a better place to gain that knowledge.

Josh Ellithorpe

Josh Ellithorpe

Staff Software Engineer

The Crypto Team is where the rubber meets the road in terms of actions on Coinbase products producing effects on blockchains. As such, it's the perfect team for folks interested in gaining deep knowledge and making an outsized impact on these technologies.

Eric Scrivner

Eric Scrivner

Staff Software Engineer

Working on the Crypto Team at Coinbase is like having a window into the future of finance. You'll get to work on cutting edge blockchain technologies and ship code that moves billions of dollars every day to customers all over the world. If you like to work on challenging problems in a fun environment with an outsized impact, the Crypto Team is the perfect team.

Brock Miller

Brock Miller

Staff Software Engineer

FAQ

Do I need to have a background in blockchains and cryptocurrencies to join the team?

No. We have a team of experts who will teach you all you need to know about crypto. You just need to bring your appetite for learning and be excited to work on systems that move billions of dollars.

What type of engineers are you looking for?

At this point we are only looking for experienced backend engineers with an appetite to build. 

How big is the group?

The Crypto group consists of multiple, smaller teams. We try to keep our team sizes to the size of 8-10

What technologies do you use?

Go, Ruby (legacy, phase out), Postgres, Redis, DynamoDB, Cadence, gRPC

Come lead the crypto revolution with us