Senior PKI & Crypto Infrastructure Engineer

Coinbase, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Security Platform Engineering in New York. You will lead the development of high-availability cryptographic services, managing PKI systems, certificate lifecycles, and trust chains while collaborating with internal and external partners.

You will shape strategies for secure, resilient infrastructure in a zero-trust environment and mentor senior engineers through rigorous reviews and best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering building distributed systems.
• PKI and cryptography expertise with certificate management.
• Experience in Golang/JVM/C/C++/Rust in a Golang-heavy stack.
• Proven track record leading security/critical infrastructure projects.
• Ability to drive technical strategy and cross-team alignment.
• Responsible use of AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and execution of cryptographic infrastructure.
• Define technical strategies with a multi-quarter horizon.
• Own ambitious, secure zero-trust initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and enforce rigorous code reviews.
• Coordinate with Security, Product, and Policy for flawless execution.

Skills

PKI & cryptography

Golang

Java

C++

Rust

Distributed systems

Leadership

Security & zero-trust

AI in engineering

Tools

HSMs/Cloud KMS

Certificate authorities

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Security Platform Engineering in New York. You will lead the development of high-availability cryptographic services, managing PKI systems, certificate lifecycles, and trust chains while collaborating with internal and external partners.

You will shape strategies for secure, resilient infrastructure in a zero-trust environment and mentor senior engineers through rigorous reviews and best practices.