Senior Staff Software Engineer Blockchain Platform Architect

Coinbase, Inc.

Carson City (NV)

Hybrid

USD 254,000 - 299,000

Full time

14 days+

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401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Blockchain Platform team.

You will shape the technical vision for nodes, wallets, indexing, and asset lifecycle across 60+ networks and 300+ tokens, enabling fast, secure onchain transactions at global scale. You will lead multi-team architectural initiatives, establish standards for security and reliability, and drive data-driven reliability improvements with observable signals.

Qualifications

Requires 12+ years of software engineering experience with staff-plus level leadership.
Hands-on experience with blockchain protocols at node or protocol level (e.g., EVM, Solana, Bitcoin, L2s).
Proven track record leading large-scale, multi-team architectural initiatives for critical infrastructure.
Experience applying AI to reduce operational toil with measurable efficiency gains.

Responsibilities

Define and drive multi-quarter technical strategy for Blockchain Platform including nodes, wallets, indexing, and asset lifecycle.
Architect and evolve core platform infrastructure for high availability, low latency, security at global scale.
Lead end-to-end design and rollout of large cross-team architectural initiatives with clear milestones.
Drive engineering standards for correctness, security, reliability, testing, and observability.
Own data-driven reliability improvements using observability signals to identify gaps and remediation.
Represent Blockchain Platform in executive forums, align stakeholders, and secure buy-in for high-impact bets.