Senior Staff Software Engineer, Blockchain Platform

Coinbase

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$253,895–$298,700 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$238,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $276k versus about $195k 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 94 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $191,250–$218,900 across 85 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Blockchain Platform

The Senior Staff Software Engineer joins the Blockchain Platform team to define the technical vision for infrastructure connecting products to the broader crypto economy. This role involves leading the multi-quarter technical strategy and architecture for nodes, indexers, wallets, and asset identifier systems. You will design and roll out large-scale initiatives to support new chain integrations and high onchain transaction volumes while ensuring high availability, low latency, and security. Key responsibilities include driving engineering standards for transaction finality, key management, and reconciliation. Required expertise includes over twelve years of software engineering experience, specifically designing high-throughput transaction systems with financial precision. Candidates must have hands-on experience with blockchain protocols like EVM chains, Solana, or Bitcoin, and skills in applying AI or agent-based automation to reduce operational toil.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define the multi-quarter technical strategy for nodes, wallets, indexing, and asset lifecycles.
  • Architect core platform infrastructure for high availability, low latency, and global scale.
  • Lead the end-to-end design and rollout of large-scale, cross-team architectural initiatives.
  • Establish engineering standards for correctness, security, reliability, and observability across crypto operations.
  • Use observability signals to identify structural platform gaps and lead systematic reliability improvements.
  • Represent the platform in executive forums to align stakeholders on technical bets and trade-offs.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 4+ years of experience operating at a staff-plus level designing and scaling high-throughput transaction systems.
  • Hands-on experience with one or more blockchain protocols at the node or protocol level.
  • Demonstrated depth in staking infrastructure, bridging protocols, or tokenization systems.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale, multi-team architectural initiatives from design through production at global scale.
  • Experience applying AI or agent-based automation to reduce operational toil in platform or infrastructure contexts.
  • Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and drive workflow efficiency.

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