Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain Network

Coinbase; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group. You will build the critical infrastructure that abstracts blockchain protocols into reliable APIs used by Coinbase's internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking.

You will own multi-quarter technical initiatives, ship platform primitives that improve latency, reliability, and cost of the crypto stack, and collaborate with product teams to drive adoption across Coinbase.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture.
• Experience designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems with high throughput and low latency.
• Hands-on with at least two: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, or similar infra tech.
• Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure.
• Ability to decompose complex monoliths into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own design and delivery of blockchain network infrastructure into reliable platform APIs.
• Lead multi-quarter initiatives including new chain integrations, re-architecture, and data migrations to improve latency, reliability, and cost.
• Define and maintain APIs, SLOs, and observability, including on-call ownership.
• Partner with product and platform teams to establish data contracts and ship SDKs and platform primitives driving adoption.
• Build deep technical context across multiple blockchain protocols and apply it to simplify cross-chain operations.

Skills

Golang

Kafka

Redis

MongoDB

Blockchain protocols

Distributed systems

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group, you'll build the critical infrastructure that integrates blockchain protocols with Coinbase's internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking. This team translates complex blockchain operations and state machines into simple, reliable APIs that product teams across Coinbase depend on. You'll own multi-quarter technical initiatives and ship platform primitives that directly improve the latency, reliability, and cost of our crypto stack.

What you'll do:

• 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 that improve system 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

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture
• Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads
• Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, or similar infrastructure technologies
• Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure (e.g., integrating with Ethereum, Bitcoin, or similar L1/L2 networks)
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems (monoliths, legacy architectures) into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Job ID#: P77047

*Pay Transparency Notice:** *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$186,065—$218,900 USD

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