Staff Software Engineer, Compute Platform & Networking

Coinbase, Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Compute Platform to own routing infrastructure that connects every service to customers. You will work with CNCF technologies (Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio) to improve scalability, reliability, and performance of application traffic across Coinbase’s fleet.

You will drive latency improvements, implement AI-enhanced tooling, and collaborate with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to meet platform-wide requirements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering and infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with routing technologies (reverse proxies, ingress controllers, CDN/WAF, service mesh).
• Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages (Go, Python, or Java).
• Experience scaling backend infrastructure on AWS with networking, compute and container orchestration.
• Deep familiarity with CNCF ecosystem (Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio).
• Track record of diagnosing distributed systems issues and driving resolution.
• Experience using generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and automation of routing infrastructure for Kubernetes backends at scale.
• Build capabilities on top of Envoy-based proxies, Istio gateways, Ambient mesh, and SPIFFE authentication.
• Drive improvements to latency, reliability, and performance of routing systems in production.
• Shape the paved-road developer experience for operating applications, emphasizing AI-driven tooling and processes.
• Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to meet cross-cutting platform requirements.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Tools

Envoy

Istio

Kubernetes

AWS

SPIFFE

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Compute Platform to own routing infrastructure that connects every service to customers. You will work with CNCF technologies (Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio) to improve scalability, reliability, and performance of application traffic across Coinbase’s fleet.

You will drive latency improvements, implement AI-enhanced tooling, and collaborate with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to meet platform-wide requirements.