Senior Software Engineer- Blockchain Network

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Blockchain Networks team within the Platform group at Coinbase, you will build critical infrastructure integrating blockchain protocols with internal services for new assets, stablecoins, and staking. You will translate complex blockchain operations and state machines into simple, reliable APIs for product teams, owning multi-quarter technical initiatives and shipping platform primitives that improve latency, reliability, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of blockchain network infrastructure that abstracts blockchain complexity into reliable platform APIs.
• Lead multi-quarter initiatives including new chain integrations, re-architecture efforts, and data migrations to improve latency, reliability, and cost.
• Define and maintain APIs, SLOs, and observability for systems built, including on-call ownership.
• Partner with product and platform teams to establish data contracts and ship SDKs and platform primitives driving Coinbase-wide adoption.
• Build deep technical context across top blockchain protocols (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) to simplify cross-chain operations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture.
• Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
• Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, or similar infrastructure technologies.
• Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure (e.g., integrating with Ethereum, Bitcoin, or similar L1/L2 networks).
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex systems into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.
• Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Application Rules

• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.