Senior Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure

Coinbase

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Remote

Quick summary

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

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $161k
This role $202k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$177,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $161k for comparable roles.

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

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, Developer Infrastructure

The Senior Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure joins the Developer Infrastructure group to build and operate foundational platform services used across the engineering organization. This role involves designing and maintaining core services for CI, build systems, deployment orchestration, and test infrastructure to improve engineering productivity metrics like build speed and deploy safety. You will own services end to end, including architecture, observability, and on-call operations while mentoring other engineers. The position requires proficiency in Go or similar languages and experience with distributed systems, Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and containers. You will solve technical problems related to remote execution, progressive delivery, and test optimization. The work focuses on providing fast, trustworthy feedback and high-leverage systems work that scales across thousands of engineers while maintaining high standards for reliability and security.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 350 postings across 51 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate core developer infrastructure services for CI, build systems, and deployment orchestration.
  • Improve engineering productivity metrics including build times, deployment speed, and test feedback quality.
  • Own services end-to-end including architecture, observability, SLOs, and on-call operations.
  • Partner with engineering teams to identify pain points and translate them into platform improvements.
  • Lead technical designs for cross-cutting projects and drive them through to production.
  • Mentor engineers and shape the technical direction of the platform.
  • Utilize generative AI to drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience building and operating production software.
  • Proficiency in Go or a similar programming language.
  • Strong distributed systems fundamentals and experience with backend or platform systems.
  • Experience in developer infrastructure domains like CI/CD, build systems, or release tooling.
  • Experience operating at scale with Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and containers.
  • Experience with observability and performance tooling such as Datadog.
  • Ability to lead technical designs, mentor engineers, and drive projects independently.
  • Experience utilizing generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency and quality.

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