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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.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Staking Platform

Our core mission is clear: build platform services to empower high quality staking products for our retail and institutional customers. This way, people don’t just buy / sell crypto, they “earn dividend” on crypto, and in the mean time provides security and decentralization for underlying blockchain networks.

It’s backing the #3 largest revenue stream at Coinbase ($700M+ ARR) - and the #2 revenue stream that’s not market fluctuation dependent.

This team is responsible to understand deep context across multiple top staking protocols, and translate complex operations and state machines into simple and straightforward API for product teams at Coinbase.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Collaborate with teams across the company on integrations with our services

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards

• Troubleshoot and debug complicated problems

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.

#LI-Remote

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

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 bonus eligibility + equity eligibility**+ benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$52,405—$1 4,000 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations(at)coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.

AI Disclosure

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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment . To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations(at)coinbase.com

• Actively contribute to the development of the ZetaChain protocol, focusing on high-quality code and innovative solutions.
• Employ best practices in software development to ensure the protocol is not only secure but also optimized for performance and scalability.
• Lead and participate in research initiatives to explore new features, optimizations, and technologies that could benefit ZetaChain.

• Our tech stack
  • Protocol: Go (Cosmos SDK, geth, btcsuite)
  • Smart contracts: Solidity, Rust (Solana), Move (SUI), FunC (TON)
• Experience
  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • 2+ years of blockchain development experience
• Location
  • Hybrid In San Francisco

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.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Coinbase is seeking Senior Backend Engineers to join our teams within the Platform Product Group . The Platform Product Group’s mission is to build a trusted, scalable, and compliant platform to maximize velocity, efficiency and quality. They build the foundations that can be used by multiple products and teams at Coinbase so that users can have a consistent and high-quality experience. We are currently hiring for senior level contributors for our* Finhub, Identity, Risk, Regulatory, Payments,*teams.

As an engineer at Coinbase, you will be building out the next generation of crypto-forward products and features. You will solve unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems, bridging the constraints posed by web-scale applications and blockchain technology. You will help build the next generation of systems to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone across the globe, operating real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates, and managing the most secure, dockerized infrastructure running in the cloud.

What you'll be doing:

• Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang.

• Design scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices.

• Articulate a long term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and the teams running them.

• Work with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.

• Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

What we look for in you:

• You have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering.

• You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture.

• You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

• You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together.

Nice to haves:

• You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size).

• Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.

• You have experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.)

• You have experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices.

• You’ve worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB.

• You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems.

• 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 #: GPBE05US

*Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience

#LI-Remote

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 bonus eligibility + equity eligibility**+ benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$186,065—$218,900 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations(at)coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.

AI Disclosure

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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment . To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations(at)coinbase.com

About the job Blockchain Engineer - USA (Remote)

One of our clients based in CA, USA is looking to hire 8 talented Blockchain Engineers globally to join their growing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in blockchain development, with a focus on developing and implementing innovative solutions for our clients. As a Blockchain Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining blockchain-based applications and platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the team to identify client needs and develop blockchain solutions that meet their requirements
• Design, develop, and implement blockchain-based applications and platforms
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Test and debug code to ensure high-quality and error-free applications
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in blockchain technology
• Troubleshoot and resolve any issues that arise during development or implementation
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members and clients

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in blockchain development - Proficiency in programming languages such as Solidity, Java, or C++
• Experience with blockchain frameworks like Ethereum, Hyperledger, or EOS
• Strong understanding of blockchain principles, protocols, and algorithms - Familiarity with smart contract development and deployment
• Experience with front-end development and web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A passion for blockchain technology and its potential to drive innovation and growth

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 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.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

The Staking Validators team is responsible for operating all staking-related nodes at Coinbase.

• We operate the largest validators fleet in the world : The team's mandate is to onboard, operate, and optimize proof-of-stake network infrastructure at Coinbase.

• We build infrastructure to provide the most secure and highest uptime : Observability and monitoring is a cornerstone of the team's philosophy in order to ensure top-tier uptime and performance.

• We constantly innovate to bring the best yield for our customers : We are always on the lookout for creative ways to optimize our operations as we continue to scale.

• We empower best in class staking experience for internal coinbase teams & external customers.

Unique opportunities on this team:

• Amazing autonomy - operate as a "Protocol CTO" : We split our responsibility by protocol; for the protocol you're owning we look up to you to operate as a "Protocol CTO". This means deeply engaging with community members and partners, and constantly innovating to make this protocol a success within Coinbase.

• Crypto forward : We're at the forefront of crypto innovation at Coinbase, engaging deeply with the community and operating at the bleeding edge of crypto innovation.

• High impact : As one of the largest validator operators in the world, you'll have a wide impact on Coinbase as well as the wider crypto industry.

• Technically challenging : Unique engineering challenges of operating highly performant blockchain nodes at scale.

Public blog posts:

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 bonus eligibility + equity eligibility**+ benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$152,405-$179,300 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available

AI Disclosure

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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment . To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations(at)coinbase.com

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.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

This is a unique opportunity to reimagine and implement how Coinbase interfaces with high throughput blockchains, serving millions of daily users. The Wallets team enables Coinbase users globally to interface with 50+ blockchains. Our backend systems have already powered billions of crypto addresses and requests. Our team is continuing to develop new ways to scale for the next billion.

At a high level, our team owns the set of services that powers all of the sends and receives for Coinbase's custodial products. These distributed backend systems help construct, sign, broadcast, and ingest onchain transactions.

Come work with a team of brilliant and passionate engineers on building the next generation of Wallet products!

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Design, develop, and maintain the future of our wallet systems

• Collaborate with teams across the company on integrations with our services

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards

• Troubleshoot and debug complicated problems

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.

#LI-Remote

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

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 bonus eligibility + equity eligibility**+ benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$147,900—$174,000 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations(at)coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.

AI Disclosure

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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment . To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations(at)coinbase.com

• Eports to CTO - interim
• Go-to Blockchain expert
• 70% coding/30% cross-functional work providing guidance to Product Managers and Marketing teams on technical feasibility
• Will be involved in new product design with Marketing team
• Meeting with end customers (5 hours/week)
• Will work with team in China (unsure what hours but will allow flexibility for start times)
• Design, build, and maintain blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and distributed systems powering BioMatrix.ai.
• Develop tokenized payment systems and identity verification flows, ensuring high security and usability.
• Implement smart contracts for token utility, payments, and governance.
• Ensure security, scalability, and efficiency of blockchain systems through rigorous testing and best practices.
• Integrate biometric verification (Face Scan) and payment flows (BioPay) into blockchain applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and QA teams to align blockchain development with roadmap and user needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices for blockchain development within AC Tech.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in Web3, DeFi, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and decentralized identity to guide innovation.
• VOID: AI Engineers (okay with AI experience but needs blockchain)
• Cooper describes AC Technology as a "fun startup trying to change the world"
• Selling Points:
• Interesting startup with ideas of how the world can be changed
• Irvine office gets lunch daily
• Lots of opportunities to develop engineers - growth in skillset, go to activities, events, founder sponsors a lot of events
• One of the first US-based engineers
• Can make fancy titles work
• Financial Stability - Stable as a startup, has enough cash flow, runway goes until 2028, salary can offer equity, cryptocurrency
• Excited to work on blockchain systems that combine identity, payments, and real-world applications.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, thrives in 0→1 environments, and moves quickly.
• Obsessed with trust, reliability, and protecting user data.
• Believes in AC Tech's mission of building secure and inclusive digital ecosystems.

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.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

The Staking Validators team is responsible for operating all staking-related nodes at Coinbase.

• We operate the largest validators fleet in the world : The team’s mandate is to onboard, operate, and optimize proof-of-stake network infrastructure at Coinbase.

• We build infrastructure to provide the most secure and highest uptime : Observability and monitoring is a cornerstone of the team’s philosophy in order to ensure top-tier uptime and performance.

• We constantly innovate to bring the best yield for our customers : We are always on the lookout for creative ways to optimize our operations as we continue to scale.

• We empower best in class staking experience for internal coinbase teams & external customers.

Unique opportunities on this team:

• Amazing autonomy - operate as a “Protocol CTO” : We split our responsibility by protocol; for the protocol you’re owning we look up to you to operate as a “Protocol CTO”. This means deeply engaging with community members and partners, and constantly innovating to make this protocol a success within Coinbase.

• Crypto forward : We’re at the forefront of crypto innovation at Coinbase, engaging deeply with the community and operating at the bleeding edge of crypto innovation.

• High impact : As one of the largest validator operators in the world, you’ll have a wide impact on Coinbase as well as the wider crypto industry.

• Technically challenging : Unique engineering challenges of operating highly performant blockchain nodes at scale.

Public blog posts:

• Ethereum Validator Performance Report

• Solana Validator Performance Report

• When less is more: the security of a 99% uptime guarantee | Coinbase

• Operating staking nodes on Kubernetes

• Reimagining Ethereum staking node architecture to improve performance and reliability

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 bonus eligibility + equity eligibility**+ benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$152,405—$179,300 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations(at)coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.

AI Disclosure

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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment . To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations(at)coinbase.com