Software Engineer, Backend - Blockchain Platform (Blockchain Enablement)

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 focussed 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 (i.e. EIP) 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):

• 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

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• 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.

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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 [email protected].