Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

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13 days ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
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Base Salary

$186k - $219k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation for a reliable, self-healing compute platform.
  • Build developer-facing Kubernetes tooling and workflows, including AI-driven processes and support.
  • Deliver compute capabilities such as one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing.
  • Automate operational toil, reduce on-call burden, and improve observability and incident response.
  • Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to improve platform security, uptime, and performance.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years building and operating Kubernetes or similar compute orchestration systems such as Mesos, Nomad, or ECS.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, or Java, with experience shipping production-grade infrastructure services.
  • Hands-on production experience with AWS and/or GCP infrastructure services, including services such as EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC, and networking.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and operating distributed infrastructure systems and resolving complex failures to root cause.
  • Hands-on experience with the CNCF ecosystem, including tools such as Helm, Prometheus, ArgoCD, and Envoy.
  • Ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows and use generative AI responsibly with human oversight.

Benefits

  • Remote-first but not remote-only work arrangement, with quarterly in-person working sessions called surges.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
  • Potential equity and bonus eligibility in addition to base salary.

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About Coinbase

5,001-10,000 employees

Coinbase builds a cryptocurrency platform for consumers, institutions, and developers to buy, sell, store, and use digital assets. Its products include the Coinbase app/exchange, Coinbase Prime for institutions, custody services, and developer APIs, and it earns primarily from transaction fees and subscriptions. Founded in 2012 and now remote-first, Coinbase is a public company (NASDAQ: COIN) serving major crypto markets in the U.S. and abroad.

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