Senior Staff Software Engineer – Blockchain Platform

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform at Coinbase | Remote (Worldwide)

What This Role Involves

The role involves defining and driving a multi-quarter technical strategy for the Blockchain Platform, spanning nodes, wallets, indexing, and asset lifecycle. You will be responsible for supporting new chain integrations, new products, and significant growth in on-chain transaction volume. Additionally, you'll architect and evolve core platform infrastructure, including nodes, indexers, wallet systems, and liquidity primitives, ensuring high availability, low latency, cost efficiency, and security at global scale.

What You'll Do

You will lead the next generation of architecture for our wallet stack, indexing infrastructure, and asset identifier systems. This involves directly shaping how millions of transactions execute with speed, cost efficiency, and security that our customers expect. Key responsibilities include:

• Define and drive the multi-quarter technical strategy for Blockchain Platform.
• Support new chain integrations, new products, and significant growth in on-chain transaction volume.
• Architect and evolve core platform infrastructure including nodes, indexers, wallet systems, and liquidity primitives.
• Evaluate and implement security measures to ensure high availability and low latency at global scale.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer with the following qualifications:

• Proven experience in software engineering, particularly in blockchain technology.
• A deep understanding of distributed systems, consensus mechanisms, and cryptographic principles.
• Experience leading technical strategy and architecture development.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A passion for innovation and a commitment to building the future of finance.

More About Coinbase

Coinbase is an uncompromising company dedicated to increasing economic freedom. We are remote-first, but not remote-only, with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.” Join us if you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough."

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