Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Staking)

Details

At Coinbase, the Institutional Staking Engineering team builds and maintains systems to safely manage billions of dollars of staked digital assets across multiple blockchain networks. The role is mission-driven and expects candidates who are passionate about crypto and blockchain, comfortable working in an intense, high-caliber culture, and eager to solve hard problems. The company is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation (team/company offsites) is required throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang.
• Design scalable systems to solve novel problems using modern cloud technologies and industry best practices.
• Articulate and drive a long-term vision for maintaining and scaling backend systems and the teams operating them.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a roadmap each quarter.
• Write high-quality, well-tested production code to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services; familiarity with composing a service-oriented architecture.
• Proven ability to write high-quality, well-tested code.
• Passion for building an open financial system and working in the crypto/blockchain domain.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with rapid company growth (startup -> mid-size).
• Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
• Experience with blockchain technologies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) and on-chain activity.
• Experience decomposing large monoliths into microservices.
• Experience with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
• Prior work on financial, high-reliability, or security-sensitive systems.
• Familiarity with crypto-forward tooling and onchain interactions (ENS, dApps, interacting with addresses).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend.
• Volunteer time off, fertility counseling and benefits.
• Generous time off/leave policy and option to get paid in digital currency.

Compensation

• Pay Range (USD): $186,005 — $218,900 USD (target annual salary). Offers may also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits.
• Pay Range (CAD): $191,100 — $191,100 CAD (listed for relevant locations).

Other Details

• Job #: GIBE05US
• Tag: #LI-Remote
• Coinbase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.