Software Engineer, Blockchain Platform (Staking Validators)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. The Staking Validators team operates staking-related nodes and proof-of-stake validator infrastructure at scale. The team focuses on secure, highly available validator operations, observability, performance optimization, and delivering best-in-class staking experience for internal teams and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Onboard, operate, and optimize proof-of-stake network infrastructure and validators.
• Operate and scale a large validators fleet with a focus on security and uptime.
• Build and maintain observability and monitoring systems to ensure high performance and availability.
• Innovate to optimize operations and maximize yield for customers.
• Act as a protocol owner ("Protocol CTO") for assigned protocols: engage with protocol communities and partners and drive technical direction and operational success.
• Work on technically challenging problems related to running blockchain nodes at scale and improving node architecture and reliability.
• Participate in in-person team and company-wide offsites as required (role is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation expected throughout the year).

Requirements

• Experience with blockchain and crypto technologies (proof-of-stake, staking, validator operations).
• Experience operating nodes and infrastructure at scale with a focus on uptime, reliability, and security.
• Experience with observability and monitoring to ensure top-tier uptime and performance.
• Experience working with or on protocols such as Ethereum and Solana (public posts referenced: Ethereum Validator Performance Report, Solana Validator Performance Report, and posts on staking node architecture and operating on Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate autonomously as a protocol owner; ability to engage with external communities and partners.
• Comfortable working in an intense, high-performance culture and iterating based on feedback.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Extended health care (coordinates with provincial coverage), dental, vision.
• 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, fertility benefits, generous time off/leave policy.

Notes

• Pay Transparency Notice included: pay range listed by the employer.
• Public engineering blog posts and resources referenced include posts on validator performance, Kubernetes operations, and staking node architecture.
• Coinbase emphasizes equal opportunity and provides accommodations on request.