Senior Smart Contract Engineer

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13h•$186,065 - $218,900

About The Position

Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We need your help to make that happen. We are looking for a Senior Smart Contract Engineer to join the Base team and support the Smart Contract engineering discipline, enabling and accelerating the success of Base. In addition to direct protocol and smart contract work, you’ll be part of the team building and running the infrastructure, ensuring the systems that sustain the Base chain are low-cost, secure, and best-in-class.

Requirements

2+ years of hands-on Solidity development experience
1+ years experience deploying smart contracts that have seen public use in Ethereum Mainnet or other EVMs
3+ years experience with backend/client side development
Demonstrated ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality
Deep understanding of smart contract best practices and current industry patterns
Extensive experience with crypto (Ethereum, DeFi etc.)
Interest and passion for contributing to the crypto ecosystem
Interest and passion for building secure, robust, scalable infrastructure

Nice To Haves

Experience with Geth/Reth
Experience with zero-knowledge technology

Responsibilities

Architect and build secure smart contract protocols and backend services to connect Coinbase users with the crypto ecosystem
Drive standardization in crypto protocols by designing and defining interfaces
Work closely with the Base leadership and product team to set our onchain strategy and roadmaps
Mentor and train other team members on smart contract engineering best practices