Software Engineer, Backend - Blockchain Platform (Staking Validators)

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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. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

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.

Responsibilities

• Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang.
• Design scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
• Work with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
• Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

The Staking Validators team operates all staking-related nodes at Coinbase and is responsible for onboarding, operating, and optimizing proof-of-stake network infrastructure. They provide secure, high uptime infrastructure and continuously innovate to optimize yield for customers.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services and composing service-oriented architecture.
• Ability to write high quality, well tested code.
• Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with rapid company growth (startup to mid-size).
• Experience with blockchain technologies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.).
• Experience decomposing large monoliths into microservices.
• Familiarity with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, Redshift.
• Interest or experience with blockchain nodes.
• Experience building financial, high reliability, or security systems.
• Crypto-forward experience including onchain activity like Ethereum addresses, ENS, dApps.
• Strong Linux OS system expertise with ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks.
• Experience in bare metal performance engineering for high-performance infrastructure.
• Exposure to multi-cloud and multi-region deployment architectures.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance 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.
• Option to receive payment in digital currency.

Pay Range: $147,900 — $174,000 USD annually

Coinbase is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. Some remote work flexibility is available but participation in in-person offsites is required throughout the year.

Job #: P71567