Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Coinbase

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Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$186,065–$218,900 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $202k
$107k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$213,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $182k 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 58 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $215,177–$253,150 across 50 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team within the Platform group, you will own the primary compute orchestration infrastructure that supports every service at Coinbase. You will design and ship tooling, automation, and new capabilities such as cron scheduling, deployment strategies, and automated right-sizing to improve how hundreds of engineers deploy and operate critical services. Your daily work involves managing Kubernetes cluster management tools, integrating AI-driven processes into workflows, and partnering with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to ensure platform stability. You will utilize a technical stack including Go, Python, or Java, alongside CNCF technologies like Kubernetes, Istio, Helm, Prometheus, and ArgoCD. The role focuses on solving complex infrastructure problems by building reliable, self-healing systems and managing cloud services across AWS and GCP environments to maintain high standards for performance and uptime.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation for a reliable, self-healing platform.
  • Develop developer-facing tools and workflows that integrate AI-driven processes into the Kubernetes experience.
  • Deliver new compute capabilities such as cron scheduling, deployment strategies, and automated resource right-sizing.
  • Automate manual tasks to reduce on-call burden and improve platform observability and incident response.
  • Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to ensure infrastructure meets high performance standards.
  • Build and ship production-grade infrastructure services using Go, Python, or Java.
  • Implement AI tools into infrastructure workflows to improve automation and developer productivity.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years building and operating Kubernetes or similar compute orchestration systems like Mesos, Nomad, or ECS.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java for building production-grade infrastructure services.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP infrastructure services in a production environment at scale.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and operating distributed infrastructure systems including root-cause resolution of complex failures.
  • Hands-on experience with the CNCF ecosystem, including Helm, Prometheus, ArgoCD, and Envoy.
  • Proven ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows for automation and developer productivity.
  • Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly while maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.

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