[Remote] Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coinbase is a leading company in the cryptocurrency space, dedicated to increasing economic freedom. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for their Blockchain Platform to define and drive the technical strategy while architecting and evolving the core infrastructure for high availability and security at global scale.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the multi-quarter technical strategy for Blockchain Platform, spanning nodes, wallets, indexing, and asset lifecycle, to support new chains, new products, and significant growth in onchain transaction volume
- Architect and evolve the core Blockchain Platform infrastructure - nodes, indexers, wallet systems, and liquidity primitives - for high availability, low latency, cost efficiency, and security at global scale
- Lead end-to-end design and rollout of large, cross-team architectural initiatives (e.g., wallet stack rearchitecture, indexing stack redesign, asset identifier system), breaking high ambiguity into clear milestones and measurable outcomes
- Set and enforce technical standards for correctness, security, and reliability across all crypto asset operations, including transaction finality, key management, reconciliation, and failure-mode handling for all onchain flows
- Drive engineering efficiency across the org - defining standards for testing, quality, automation, and observability, and championing AI-native approaches that reduce operational burden and enable agents to serve as front-line operators
- Use data and observability signals (e.g., transaction success rates, node reliability, indexing latency, on-call burden) to identify structural platform gaps and lead systematic reliability and efficiency improvements
- Represent Blockchain Platform in executive and cross-org forums, clearly communicating tradeoffs, aligning stakeholders on strategy, and securing buy-in for high-impact technical bets including emerging areas like Yield and Stablecoins
Skills
- Experience with high-throughput transaction systems requiring strong auditability, idempotency, and financial precision
- Familiarity with staking infrastructure, bridging protocols, or tokenization systems
- Experience applying AI or agent-based automation to reduce operational toil in platform or infrastructure contexts
- Background at a high-scale technology company with a track record of platform-level impact across multiple teams
- Hands-on experience with one or more blockchain protocols at the node or protocol level (e.g., EVM chains, Solana, Bitcoin, L2s)
Benefits
- Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))
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