Staff Blockchain Security Architect - EMEA

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. We are building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system. The Blockchain Security (BlockSec) team’s mission is to secure funds and data from protocols to wallets. Protocol Security ensures the security of all onchain development at Coinbase and partners closely with product teams to make sure users can safely and confidently engage with the onchain world.

Coinbase is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites and other events.

Responsibilities

• Identify gaps in security infrastructure and drive cross-functional efforts to address them.
• Perform security assessments, framework development, and threat modeling of assets, including various blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and other distributed ledger technologies.
• Partner with software engineering teams to advise on code and architecture for internal smart contract development and security-critical backend crypto systems.
• Partner with internal tooling teams to drive the roadmap and vision for Coinbase's internal blockchain security tools.
• Identify automation opportunities in tooling and processes, deliver proofs of concept, and write detailed technical requirements.
• Investigate impactful changes in the space, blockchain upgrades, and novel innovations such as zero-knowledge proofs and bleeding-edge blockchain protocols.
• Publish blogs and give talks (internal and external) on vulnerabilities, incident investigations, unique integration risks, and related topics.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of blockchains (particularly EVM chains) and highly "crypto forward".
• Extensive experience in architecture and threat modeling of security-critical backend crypto systems.
• Familiarity with the threat model of a crypto custodian, including common vulnerabilities and pitfalls for systems that custody cryptocurrency.
• Familiarity with fundamentals of onchain activity: blockchain explorers, funds tracing, bridging, DEXs, NFTs, smart contracts.
• Familiarity with recent innovations such as restaking and the various EIPs currently being considered.
• Ability to provide leadership and mentorship to coworkers and experience in highly cross-functional roles and/or leading a team.
• Excellence in clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• 8+ years in blockchain with a minimum of 4 years in blockchain security.

Nice to haves

• Knowledge of security architecture of non-EVM based blockchains.
• Deep understanding of cryptography such as zk-SNARKs, FHE, and MPC.

Pay Transparency

The target annual salary for this position is listed below. Full-time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision).

Pay Range: €132,900 — €132,900 EUR

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee coverage details listed).
• Life assurance benefit; pension scheme; long term disability benefit.
• Bike to Work Scheme; Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP); Travel medical policy - Global Traveler.
• Wellness stipend; mobile/internet reimbursement; connections stipend; learning and development allowance.
• Employee assistance program; fertility benefits; generous time off/leave policy.

Additional Information

• Job ID: G2686
• #LI-Remote
• Coinbase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Coinbase may pilot AI tools for initial screening interviews in select roles, with human review of interview responses.