Senior Staff Software Engineer, Blockchain Platform

Coinbase

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$253,895–$298,700 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $196k
This role $276k
$147k most similar roles pay here $315k

This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $162,937–$228,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $276k versus about $196k 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 Staff Software Engineer, Blockchain Platform

The Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform joins the Blockchain Platform team to define the technical vision for infrastructure connecting products to the crypto economy. This individual will lead multi-quarter strategies and architect core systems including nodes, indexers, wallet stacks, and asset identifier systems. The role involves managing large-scale architectural initiatives, ensuring high availability, low latency, and security across various blockchain networks. Key responsibilities include driving engineering standards for transaction finality, key management, and reconciliation while utilizing observability signals to improve reliability. Candidates must possess over twelve years of experience in software engineering, specifically with high-throughput transaction systems requiring financial precision. Required expertise includes hands-on experience with protocols like EVM chains, Solana, or Bitcoin, as well as applying AI or agent-based automation to reduce operational toil within infrastructure contexts.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define multi-quarter technical strategies for nodes, wallets, indexing, and asset lifecycles to support new chain integrations and growth.
  • Architect core platform infrastructure for high availability, low latency, and security across 60+ blockchain networks.
  • Lead the end-to-end design and rollout of large-scale architectural initiatives like wallet stack rearchitecture and indexing redesigns.
  • Establish engineering standards for correctness, security, reliability, and observability across all crypto asset operations.
  • Use observability signals to identify structural platform gaps and lead systematic remediation for transaction success and node reliability.
  • Represent the Blockchain Platform in executive forums to communicate technical tradeoffs and secure buy-in for high-impact initiatives.
  • Implement AI or agent-based automation to reduce operational toil and improve infrastructure efficiency.

What we're looking for

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

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