Staff Software Engineer - Compute Platform Routing

Coinbase, Inc.; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Compute Platform to own routing infrastructure that connects services to customers.

You’ll design and deliver scalable routing capabilities built on Envoy, Istio, and Kubernetes, improving latency and reliability across Coinbase’s fleet. You will collaborate with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams while advancing the paved-road experience for operators, including AI-driven tooling and automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering and infrastructure experience.
• Experience with routing technologies including reverse proxies, ingress controllers, CDN/WAF, and service mesh.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java for production-grade infrastructure services.
• Experience scaling backend infrastructure on AWS with networking, compute, and container orchestration.
• Deep familiarity with CNCF ecosystem (Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio) and contributions in production.
• Proven ability to diagnose complex distributed systems issues and drive resolution.
• Ability to apply generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own design, development, and automation of routing infrastructure for Kubernetes backends at scale.
• Build on Envoy-based proxies, Istio gateways, Ambient mesh, and SPIFFE authentication.
• Improve latency, reliability, and performance of routing across Coinbase production.
• Shape developer experience for operating applications with AI-driven tooling and processes.
• Collaborate with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to meet platform requirements.

Skills

Software engineering

Routing infrastructure

Go/Python/Java

AWS

Kubernetes/Envoy/Istio

Tools

Envoy

Istio

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Compute Platform to own routing infrastructure that connects services to customers.

You’ll design and deliver scalable routing capabilities built on Envoy, Istio, and Kubernetes, improving latency and reliability across Coinbase’s fleet. You will collaborate with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams while advancing the paved-road experience for operators, including AI-driven tooling and automation.