Senior Software Engineer, Certificates Management

Coinbase

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $186,065–$218,900 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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Above market

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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 99 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,512–$218,900 across 90 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Certificates Management

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As a Senior Software Engineer within the Security Platform Engineering group, you will serve as the primary execution anchor for critical regulatory and cryptographic initiatives. You will lead the architecture and development of high-availability services for Public and Internal Certificate Management systems. Your daily responsibilities include defining multi-quarter technical strategies, implementing secure cryptographic protocols in zero-trust environments, and mentoring other senior engineers on engineering quality practices. You must possess deep domain expertise in Public Key Infrastructure, X.509 certificate lifecycles, and protecting private key material with HSMs or cloud KMS. The role requires extensive experience in systems languages like Golang, Java, C++, or Rust. You will solve complex problems regarding system resilience, low latency, and translating regulatory requirements into robust engineering solutions for critical infrastructure.

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Skills

Golang Java C++ Rust Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Cryptography X.509 Cloud KMS Distributed Systems zero-trust high-availability Certificate Management

What you'll do

Lead the architecture and execution of critical cryptographic infrastructure.
Define multi-quarter technical strategies for novel cryptographic solutions and ambiguous requirements.
Implement secure and resilient cryptographic protocols in a high-stakes, zero-trust environment.
Shape engineering quality practices and mentor senior engineers through rigorous code reviews.
Build alignment with cross-functional partners in Security, Product, and Policy to drive execution.
Automate X.509 certificate lifecycles including issuance, renewal, revocation, and trust-chain distribution.
Protect private key material using HSMs or cloud KMS.
Translate complex regulatory requirements into robust engineering solutions for large-scale projects.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in software engineering building highly available, distributed systems.
Deep domain expertise in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and applied cryptography.
Experience operating certificate authorities and automating X.509 certificate lifecycles.
Experience protecting private key material with HSMs or cloud KMS.
Extensive programming experience in Golang, Java, C++, or Rust.
Proven track record operating Tier-0 or highly critical infrastructure with low latency.
Experience leading technical strategy and architecture for large-scale projects with complex regulatory requirements.
Experience utilizing generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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