Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain - Developer Product Group

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

The mission of the Developer Product Group engineers is to create solutions so builders can build in crypto. Their suite of products include: Base, WaaS, and Cloud. Our most recent offering, Coinbase Base, is an Ethereum L2 built to scale the crypto economy, the foundation for continuing the on-chain journey. Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) is an API-based crypto platform that will enable developers to interact with heterogeneous cryptocurrency networks (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano) in a simple, secure and scalable way. Coinbase Cloud provides web3 APIs, services, and infrastructure to power the next generation of software builders.

What you'll be doing:

Work to support new and existing blockchain networks on our platform. This means containerizing, YAML templating, and otherwise writing code that facilitates different networks running on our Kubernetes based platform every day
Onboard protocols with complex topology onto our platform with full nodes & archival support and perming all necessary machine fitting
Build reporting features for protocols that allow the end user to query aggregate validator activity for any time period
Research complex topics around specific blockchain networks including consensus algorithms, economic models, and node/network topologies.
Contribute to blockchain network and node production support discussions. We are looking for a strong technical leader that can help drive and own support for multiple networks.
Participate in the overall blockchain network community. Join third party discussions and become a contributor to the development of new and existing networks.
Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines, integration and performance testing that help to automate the deployment of blockchain network infrastructure
Incorporate monitoring, alerting, and observability to support our customers blockchain networks in production that allow us to maintain the highest standards of health, reliability and uptime.
Participate in on call rotations and when necessary facilitate incident response, triaging and mitigation steps
Develop systems to prevent regressions for a major feature or system (e.g. GBS sync stalling or falling behind to the point where they’d impact recovery time)
Make sure that the team's protocols are performing at or above the network average and initiative proactive machine fitting to identify and improve performance bottlenecks
Support our Customer Success (CX) and Customer Advocacy (CA) teams to improve the experience of customers interacting with our blockchain networks via knowledge sharing, documentation improvements, etc.

What we look for in you:

3-5+ years of infrastructure or back-end engineering experience
Strong technical design ability, informed by broad experience across multiple domains/specialties
Leadership experience in building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems in production
Self-motivated and with a proven track record of shipping quality products
Analytical mindset with the ability to use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decision making
Strong desire to build something meaningful in a groundbreaking, entrepreneurial environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to haves:

While a degree in CS is nice, you don't need one--or any other kind of degree--to work here. Some of the best people come from non-traditional backgrounds and disciplines, and we’re dedicated to supporting our employees’ education and growth.
Familiarity with any of the primary tech stacks we work with: Go, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Terraform and AWS/GCP.

Job #: GDBLE05NA

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$180,625—$212,000 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

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