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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$186,065–$218,900
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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 to translate complex blockchain operations and state machines into reliable APIs, improving latency, reliability, and cost across the crypto stack. Your daily work involves designing blockchain network infrastructure, leading new chain integrations, and performing data migrations. You will define APIs, SLOs, and observability while partnering with teams to ship SDKs and platform primitives. Required technical skills include experience with distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and at least two of the following: Golang, Kafka, Redis, or MongoDB. You must possess direct experience with blockchain protocols like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 341 postings across 49 companies.
Design and deliver blockchain network infrastructure that abstracts complex protocols into reliable platform APIs.
Lead multi-quarter initiatives for new chain integrations, re-architecture efforts, and data migrations.
Define and maintain APIs, SLOs, and observability for production systems.
Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability and performance.
Establish data contracts and ship SDKs and platform primitives to drive internal adoption.
Apply deep technical knowledge of blockchain protocols to simplify cross-chain operations.
Decompose complex legacy architectures into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.
What we're looking for
5+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture.
Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems handling 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 integrating with Ethereum, Bitcoin, or similar L1/L2 networks.
Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.
Experience utilizing generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Go
Microservices
Distributed Systems
APIs
Service-Oriented Architecture
Observability
High-Volume Transactional Systems
Production Deployment
Monitoring