Senior Software Engineer

Coinbase is a company dedicated to increasing economic freedom and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Core Cryptography team within Security. The role involves leading the design and implementation of critical cryptographic infrastructure to protect customer assets and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Own the design, implementation, and end-to-end integration of critical cryptographic infrastructure, including services required for global regulatory compliance
• Lead infrastructure setup, continuous deployment, and observability strategies to proactively resolve production incidents and ensure catastrophe recovery
• Drive complex integration challenges, implementing secure and resilient infrastructure in a high-stakes, zero-trust environment
• Shape engineering quality as a technical mentor, promoting rigorous code reviews, comprehensive design documents, and best practices across the team
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Security, Product, and Policy to drive flawless execution

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated success building highly available, distributed systems
• Experience with applied cryptography, Key Management Systems (KMS), or Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), with understanding of how to safely operate within security-critical environments (Multi-Party Computation experience strongly preferred)
• Extensive programming experience in systems languages such as Golang, Java, C++, or Rust, with ability to operate in a Golang-heavy environment
• Proven track record operating Tier-0 or highly critical infrastructure where system resilience, observability, and security are absolute prerequisites, including experience configuring cloud infrastructure as code across multiple isolated environments
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects end-to-end, removing technical blockers, navigating regulatory requirements, and mentoring team members
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality