Senior Blockchain Network Engineer – Platform APIs Lead

Coinbase; United States; On-site; USD 186,065 - 218,900; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group. You will build infrastructure that integrates blockchain protocols with Coinbase's internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking, translating complex operations into simple APIs that product teams depend on.

You’ll own multi-quarter initiatives, define APIs and SLOs, and partner with teams to drive cross-chain adoption.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture
• Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems with high throughput and low latency
• Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB
• Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure (e.g., Ethereum, Bitcoin, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflows and cost efficiency

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Build deep technical context across multiple top blockchain protocols (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) and apply that knowledge to cross-chain operations

Skills

Golang

Kafka

Redis

MongoDB

Blockchain protocols

Tools

Golang

Kafka

Redis

MongoDB

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group. You will build infrastructure that integrates blockchain protocols with Coinbase's internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking, translating complex operations into simple APIs that product teams depend on.

You’ll own multi-quarter initiatives, define APIs and SLOs, and partner with teams to drive cross-chain adoption.