Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Onchain DevX

Coinbase Careers Page

210d • $218,025 - $256,500

About The Position

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. Developer Experience (DevX) is responsible for making sure all engineers at Coinbase build high-quality products while being productive and engaged. We do this by providing infrastructure, libraries, frameworks, and tooling to make it easier and faster to build high quality applications. Within DevX, our Onchain Pod is focused on defining the future of developer experience for onchain developers, both within Coinbase and in the broader crypto ecosystem. As a Staff Software Engineer on this team, you’ll be instrumental in designing, building, and executing core solutions that drive our systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Passionate about enabling onchain development.
• Extensive experience with smart contract deployments, execution, and management (EVM in particular).
• Deep understanding of how popular L1s and L2s work.
• Energy and self-drive for continuous learning as crypto is a constantly and rapidly changing space.
• Excel in clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience building relationships with security, product, and engineering teams.
• Balance long term strategic thinking with short term tactical planning.
• Familiar with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS), containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a Developer Experience/Productivity, Platform, or similar domain team.
• Previous experience at a fast paced, high growth stage internet/software company.
• Contributions to open-source crypto projects, such as OP Stack.
• Experience with Golang, Geth, Rust, Reth, Foundry, Solidity, or other crypto tools.
• An interest in blockchain security, red-teaming, and exploit prevention.

Responsibilities

• Lead the new Onchain Pod and help define its charter, vision, mission, and roadmap.
• Work with stakeholders in Engineering and Security to identify pain points and insecure processes in the onchain development lifecycle.
• Architect and build new tooling to improve onchain development for Coinbase and the broader ecosystem.
• Drive the evolution of Web3 development toward Web2-level tooling, reliability, and ergonomics.
• Take ownership of the team's processes and services, ensuring SLA adherence.
• Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent architectural decisions.
• Mentor and collaborate with other members of the team to deliver high quality solutions.
• Champion a 'don’t DIY unless necessary' philosophy by leveraging proven industry standards.
• Stay current with emerging trends in the Web3 tooling ecosystem.

Benefits

• Target annual salary range: $218,025—$256,500 USD.
• Full time offers include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees