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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. But 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.
Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We need your help to make that happen.
We believe that the onchain platform is the most important builder platform since the internet (“online”). We believe that the onchain platform should be open source, free to use, and globally available. And we believe that in order to make it really work, we need all hands on deck, working together to scale in a secure, decentralized, easy-to-use way.
At Base, we live by our Stay Based values: we do the right thing, work hard, stay optimistic, prioritize the team, and push creative boundaries—all while building the future of onchain. We value a Zone 3+ work ethic, where our team rises to the challenge, embraces hard weeks, and makes small to significant personal tradeoffs when necessary to drive impact and innovation.
Base is incubated within Coinbase and plans to progressively decentralize in the years ahead. We believe that decentralization is critical to creating an open, global crypto economy that is accessible to everyone.
Base is built on Optimism’s open-source OP Stack. We’re joining as the second Core Dev team working on the OP Stack to ensure it’s a public good available to everyone; and contributing a portion of sequencer revenue to funding public goods.
We are looking for a strong Senior Backend Software Engineer to join the Wallet team to enable and accelerate the success of Base. Coinbase Wallet is on a mission to bring the next billion users onchain. Enabling creators to earn, surfacing onchain UGC content, making payments as easy as a tap, messaging your friends in group chats, and trading crypto – are all just the start of the next consumer app to unlock innovation, creativity, and freedom for everyone.
What you'll be doing:
- Building and maintaining backend Golang systems that power the Wallet and apps built on Base
- Working with Kubernetes and Cloud services to automate and maintain critical blockchain infrastructure
- Engaging in research and prototyping of groundbreaking ideas to improve efficiency and scalability of blockchain clients
What we look for in you:
- You have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering or systems engineering
- You've developed and shipped features of core backend systems at massive scale
- You’re familiar with current trends and best practices in infrastructure and systems design
- You write high quality, well tested and maintainable code
Nice to haves:
- You’re comfortable with Golang, Geth, Foundry, Solidity, or other crypto tools
- You have contributed to open source crypto projects, for example OP Stack contributions or Base contributions
- You’ve familiar with Kubernetes or cloud providers such as AWS or GCP
Job #: GBBE05US
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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 target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
Pay Range:
$180,625—$212,000 USD
Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and 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. For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
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What We Do
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system.
Why Work With Us
We’ve taken a huge challenge and made it into our mission: To create an open financial system for the world. To achieve this, we are building a team of smart, creative, passionate optimists, the kind of people who see opportunity where others see roadblocks. If this sounds like you, check out our open roles.
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