# Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain Network

**Company:** [Coinbase](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/coinbase)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $186k – $219k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, Blockchain Protocols, Distributed Systems, Microservices, API Design, Ethereum, Bitcoin, SLOs, Observability
**Posted:** 2026-09-09

> Build and operate high-throughput blockchain infrastructure, APIs, and platform primitives integrating protocols such as Ethereum and Bitcoin with internal services. Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, distributed-systems expertise, and hands-on crypto infrastructure experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and deliver blockchain network infrastructure that abstracts blockchain complexity into reliable platform APIs.
- Lead multi-quarter initiatives, including new chain integrations, re-architecture efforts, and data migrations, improving latency, reliability, and cost.
- Define and maintain APIs, SLOs, and observability for owned systems, including on-call responsibilities.
- Partner with product and platform teams to establish data contracts and ship SDKs and platform primitives.
- Build technical expertise across blockchain protocols such as Bitcoin and Ethereum and apply it to simplify cross-chain operations.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of production services in a service-oriented architecture.
- Experience designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
- Hands-on experience with at least two of Golang, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, or similar infrastructure technologies.
- Direct experience with blockchain protocols or crypto infrastructure, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, or similar Layer 1/Layer 2 networks.
- Experience decomposing monoliths or legacy architectures into well-bounded microservices with clear API contracts.
- Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

## Compensation
- Annual base salary: $186,065–$218,900 USD.
- Additional compensation may include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits.

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