Software Engineer, Backend - Blockchain Platform (Blockchain Data Platform)

Details

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.

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.

Our team has built the fundamental Web3 infrastructure, the data layer, by delivering an open-source, industry-leading suite of data availability solutions, ChainStack, to ensure efficient and scalable access. ChainStack is designed to ingest, index, and parse vast amounts of crypto data with minimal latency, providing a comprehensive solution to a widespread industry challenge.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical structure to teams and work closely with management and stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables with technical expertise.
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards.
• Design and implement foundational infrastructure components used by engineering teams in production (examples: dynamic configuration, secrets storage, container orchestration).
• Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet the needs of customers.
• Learn, build, improve, and maintain cloud provisioning services written in Golang and Terraform.
• Design scalable, fault-tolerant solutions using modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
• Work with engineers and leadership to turn product and technical vision into a quarterly roadmap.
• Provide customer support to internal engineers on cloud provisioning.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining backend services and infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience writing high-quality, well-tested code.
• Strong problem solving skills with ability to identify root causes and drive solutions.

Technologies & concepts mentioned

• Golang
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud provisioning services
• Dynamic configuration
• Secrets storage
• Container orchestration
• Scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems
• Data ingestion, indexing, and parsing of large crypto datasets

Nice to haves

• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

Benefits

Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits including medical, dental, and vision. Additional benefits listed include:

• Extended Health Care Benefit (coordinates with Provincial Coverage)
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Consult+ (Virtual Health Care)
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Wellness Stipend
• Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
• Connections Stipend
• Learning and Development Allowance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Medical Policy - Global Traveler
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous Time off/Leave Policy

Pay Range

$154,000—$154,000 CAD

Additional notes

• Job #: P70272
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations where applicable.
• The team and role focus on blockchain data infrastructure and cloud provisioning services.