Coinbase
Software Engineer, Backend - Blockchain Platform (Blockchain Enablement)
Coinbase, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003
Overview
Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. If you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. As part of the Blockchain Enablement team you will be working closely with the Crypto stack at Coinbase to integrate blockchain networks with internal services for day-1, non day-1 assets and USDC, expanding crypto primitives. We are a fast moving, highly engaged team with deep crypto knowledge with a culture that focuses on learning, sharing and delivering. We are focused on building and maintaining integrations with existing and emerging blockchains, launching assets on these blockchains. We directly support Retail, Exchange, Institution, Base and Coinbase wallet by developing and owning the blockchain protocol level functionality and indexer that is shared across many platforms. If you want to be part of the organization which is investigating, designing and launching assets, come apply! What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties): Responsibilities
Enable and support high priority asset, including day 1 launches on any chain without incidents Enable and maintain the crypto stack for all various blockchain protocols USDC and other stable coin expansion Find opportunities to scale and innovate internal crypto stack Learn a lot about Crypto, share your learnings and have fun Qualifications
You have at least 2+ years of experience in software engineering Familiarity with GoLang and/or Ruby is a plus. You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture. Experience with decomposing large software systems is a plus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with other team members and stakeholders You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers. You have a strong attention to detail You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together Nice to haves
Crypto background Experience with Solana data, indexing, and/or scaling large systems You have Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services. Job #: GPBE04US Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience. LI-Remote For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Your interview responses, in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript will be assessed in terms of the job qualifications and characteristics listed in the position description above by a human recruiter. For other select roles, Coinbase is piloting BrightHire, an AI interview intelligence platform, to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Depending on your role and stage in the application process, you will be informed of more specifics regarding which tool(s) will be used as part of the interview process. These interview tools enable us to give a greater number of candidates an initial interview who meet our mandatory hiring criteria. The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make an employment decision. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations at coinbase dot com. Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)). Pay Range: $147,900—$174,000 USD Commitment to Equal Opportunity Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations at coinbase dot com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site, please download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here). Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants Depending on your location, the GDPR and CCPA may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. AI Disclosure For select roles, Coinbase is piloting AI tools to conduct initial screening interviews. A human recruiter will review your interview responses to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description. These pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations at coinbase dot com
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Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. If you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. As part of the Blockchain Enablement team you will be working closely with the Crypto stack at Coinbase to integrate blockchain networks with internal services for day-1, non day-1 assets and USDC, expanding crypto primitives. We are a fast moving, highly engaged team with deep crypto knowledge with a culture that focuses on learning, sharing and delivering. We are focused on building and maintaining integrations with existing and emerging blockchains, launching assets on these blockchains. We directly support Retail, Exchange, Institution, Base and Coinbase wallet by developing and owning the blockchain protocol level functionality and indexer that is shared across many platforms. If you want to be part of the organization which is investigating, designing and launching assets, come apply! What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties): Responsibilities
Enable and support high priority asset, including day 1 launches on any chain without incidents Enable and maintain the crypto stack for all various blockchain protocols USDC and other stable coin expansion Find opportunities to scale and innovate internal crypto stack Learn a lot about Crypto, share your learnings and have fun Qualifications
You have at least 2+ years of experience in software engineering Familiarity with GoLang and/or Ruby is a plus. You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture. Experience with decomposing large software systems is a plus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with other team members and stakeholders You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers. You have a strong attention to detail You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together Nice to haves
Crypto background Experience with Solana data, indexing, and/or scaling large systems You have Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services. Job #: GPBE04US Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience. LI-Remote For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Your interview responses, in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript will be assessed in terms of the job qualifications and characteristics listed in the position description above by a human recruiter. For other select roles, Coinbase is piloting BrightHire, an AI interview intelligence platform, to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Depending on your role and stage in the application process, you will be informed of more specifics regarding which tool(s) will be used as part of the interview process. These interview tools enable us to give a greater number of candidates an initial interview who meet our mandatory hiring criteria. The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make an employment decision. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations at coinbase dot com. Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)). Pay Range: $147,900—$174,000 USD Commitment to Equal Opportunity Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations at coinbase dot com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site, please download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here). Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants Depending on your location, the GDPR and CCPA may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. AI Disclosure For select roles, Coinbase is piloting AI tools to conduct initial screening interviews. A human recruiter will review your interview responses to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description. These pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations at coinbase dot com
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