Senior Staff Software Engineer (Platform - DevX)

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Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Team

The DevX team’s mission is to make Coinbase the best place to build in crypto. To achieve this, the team implements a continuous improvement flywheel throughout the company, driven by a strong suite of tools and platforms and a framework that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative metrics. The team understands developer workflows for onchain and offchain developers and is transforming developer workflows with AI, scaling productivity across Coinbase super-linearly.

Responsibilities

• Identify Coinbase-scoped opportunities to improve developer productivity and define and drive measurable outcomes.
• Act as a thought leader and influence stakeholders across many organizations that build Coinbase products or support financial operations.
• Shape the strategy and execution path of the DevX organization.
• Make high-quality technical contributions that inform the multi-year roadmap for DevX.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables using technical expertise.
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in backend software engineering using Golang or similar languages.
• Good knowledge of mobile and web development.
• Proven track record of delivering impactful solutions that power software development.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining high-throughput, low-latency production services.
• Strong understanding of client development and experience driving performance improvements.
• Experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact.
• Strong operational rigor and experience influencing and driving high-quality, reliable services.
• Strong technical knowledge of building distributed systems that process massive scale.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders of various technical and non-technical backgrounds.
• Relentless drive to set and achieve ambitious goals.
• Passion for building an open financial system.

Nice to Haves

• Practical experience delivering large infrastructure projects.
• Experience working in medium to large enterprises.
• Domain expertise in crypto and onchain technologies.

Compensation & Logistics

• Pay Range: $260,100 — $260,100 CAD (full-time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits).
• Job ID: GPIN07US
• Note: #LI-Remote — role is remote-first with required in-person participation/attendance at team and company events throughout the year.

Benefits

• Extended health, dental, and vision care
• Consult+ (Virtual Health Care)
• Life & Accident Insurance; Disability Coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Wellness, Connections, and Learning stipends
• Mobile/Internet reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel medical policy and fertility benefits
• Generous time off/leave policy

Other

• Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience.
• Coinbase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.