Senior Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure

Coinbase

Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Oakland, CA
Salary
$186,065–$218,900 / yr
Posted
7 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $202k
$137k most similar roles pay here $232k

This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $145,750–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $184k 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 34 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,065–$218,900 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure

As a Senior Software Engineer in Coinbase's Developer Infrastructure group, you will join a team responsible for building and maintaining the systems that every engineer at Coinbase relies on to develop and deploy code. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing, building, and operating core developer infrastructure services such as CI/CD pipelines, deployment orchestration, and test frameworks, ensuring they are fast, reliable, and secure. You will drive improvements in key metrics like build time, deploy speed, and test reliability while owning your services end to end, including SLOs and observability. Additionally, you will partner with engineering teams across Coinbase to identify pain points and implement platform enhancements, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction of the infrastructure. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in building and operating production software, particularly in distributed systems using languages like Go, along with strong operational instincts and communication skills. Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and containers is beneficial, as well as a background in regulated or security-sensitive environments.

What you'll do

  • Design and build core developer-infrastructure services for CI, deployment orchestration, and test infrastructure.
  • Drive improvements in key metrics like build time, deploy speed, and test reliability for engineers.
  • Own end-to-end responsibility for service SLOs, observability, and on-call duties.
  • Lead technical design and implementation of cross-cutting projects to production completion.
  • Mentor engineers and influence the technical direction of developer infrastructure platforms.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience building and operating production software.
  • Strong background in distributed systems and proficiency in Go or similar language.
  • Proven track record of shipping high-impact backend or platform systems with full ownership.
  • Excellent operational skills focusing on reliability, security, and observability.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and drive projects independently while collaborating across teams.
  • Customer-focused mindset, measuring success by the impact on other engineers.

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