Senior Blockchain Networks Engineer for Platform APIs

Coinbase

Bismarck (ND)

Hybrid

USD 186,000 - 219,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Blockchain Networks team in the Platform group. You will build infrastructure that abstracts blockchain complexity into reliable APIs and own multi-quarter initiatives to improve latency, reliability, and cost of the crypto stack.

You will define APIs and SLOs, maintain observability, and partner with product teams to drive adoption of SDKs and primitives across Coinbase.

Qualifications

5+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of production services.
Experience with distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
Hands-on with at least two: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB or similar infra.
Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure.
Ability to decompose monoliths into well-bounded microservices with clear APIs.
Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflows.

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 to improve 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 (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) and apply that knowledge to simplify cross-chain operations.