Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain Network

Coinbase

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $186,065–$218,900 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k

This role $202k

$108k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$192,206 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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About Coinbase

Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology

Coinbase currently has 61 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $207,485–$244,100 across 53 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Blockchain Network

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group, you will build critical infrastructure that integrates blockchain protocols with internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking. You will own multi-quarter technical initiatives, including new chain integrations, re-architecture efforts, and data migrations to improve latency, reliability, and cost. Your daily work involves designing platform APIs, defining SLOs, maintaining observability, and partnering with teams to establish data contracts and ship SDKs. The role requires expertise in distributed systems for high-throughput workloads and experience with blockchain protocols like Bitcoin or Ethereum. You will utilize technologies such as Golang, Kafka, Redis, and MongoDB while decomposing complex legacy architectures into microservices. This position focuses on translating complex blockchain operations and state machines into reliable primitives to simplify cross-chain operations across the crypto stack.

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Skills

Golang Kafka Redis MongoDB Distributed Systems Microservices Blockchain Ethereum Bitcoin L1/L2 Networks Service-Oriented Architecture Observability SLOs Data Migration SDKs

What you'll do

Design and deliver blockchain network infrastructure that abstracts complex protocols into reliable platform APIs.
Lead multi-quarter initiatives including new chain integrations, re-architecture efforts, and data migrations.
Improve system latency, reliability, and cost for the internal crypto stack.
Define and maintain APIs, SLOs, and observability for production systems while participating in on-call rotations.
Establish data contracts and ship SDKs and platform primitives to drive adoption across product teams.
Apply deep technical knowledge of blockchain protocols like Bitcoin and Ethereum to simplify cross-chain operations.
Decompose complex monoliths or legacy architectures into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.

What we're looking for

5+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture.
Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems for high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, or similar infrastructure technologies.
Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure, such as Ethereum or Bitcoin networks.
Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.
Ability to use generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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