Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Coinbase

2d•$186,065 - $218,900•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer on Coinbase’s Compute Platform team within the Platform group, you will own the primary compute orchestration infrastructure used by every Coinbase service. The platform is built largely on CNCF technologies, including Kubernetes and Istio, and supports the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of Coinbase’s product suite. You will design and ship tooling, automation, and new capabilities that help hundreds of engineers deploy and operate critical services, working closely with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams.

Requirements

At least 5 years of software engineering experience, including at least 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 building and shipping production-grade infrastructure services.
Hands-on production experience at scale with AWS and/or GCP infrastructure services, such as EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC, and networking.
Ability to design, implement, and operate distributed infrastructure systems, diagnose complex failures, and drive them to root-cause resolution.
Hands-on experience with the CNCF ecosystem, such as Helm, Prometheus, ArgoCD, and Envoy, and a track record of applying these tools to infrastructure problems.
Ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows to improve automation, developer productivity, or operational efficiency.
Responsible use of generative AI, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

Own the design, build, and operation of Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation to keep the compute platform reliable and self-healing at scale.
Build developer-facing tooling and workflows that improve how engineers interact with Kubernetes, with an emphasis on integrating AI-driven processes and support.
Deliver new compute capabilities for service owners, such as one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing.
Automate toil, reduce on-call burden, and continuously improve platform observability and incident response.
Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to ensure the compute platform meets Coinbase’s standards for security, uptime, and performance.