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CoinbaseEngineering - BackendRemote

Software Engineer - Crypto Data Foundations

Remote - USAFull-timeMid-Level$152,405 – $179,300
Posted Oct 20, 2026Deadline: Nov 21, 2026
Job SnapshotActively hiring
LocationRemote - USA
Job typeFull-time
Salary$152,405 – $179,300
DeadlineNov 21, 2026

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Experience level
Mid-Level
Work style
Remote
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Salary
$152,405 – $179,300
Key skills
PythonGoMongoDBRedisKafkaBlockchain

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What you'll own

Design, build, and operate the distributed systems that ingest, index, and serve real‑time blockchain data, owning each service from design docs through production, observability, and performance improvements.

What they're looking for

2+ years of software engineering experience with production distributed or data systems, strong systems‑design fundamentals, proficiency in Go or Python, and familiarity with Kafka, gRPC, Redis, S3, ClickHouse or MongoDB; crypto data experience is a plus.

Why this role matters

The platform powers Coinbase’s internal products and external developers by delivering ultra‑low‑latency, reliable blockchain data, a core capability for the company’s mission to expand economic freedom.

Best suited to

Engineers who thrive on end‑to‑end ownership, enjoy tackling ambiguous problems, excel at high‑impact, fast‑paced environments, and are comfortable working with cutting‑edge distributed systems and AI‑enhanced tooling.

Fintech requirements

Visa sponsorship: No
Work arrangement: remote

About this role

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

The Blockchain Data Platform team within the Platform organization builds an ultra-low-latency indexing platform that ingests, normalizes, and serves data across major blockchains, powering teams across Coinbase and external developers via the Coinbase Developer Platform. We're a small, high-impact, AI-native team taking a platform-first approach, shipping the primitives, SDKs, and tooling that make blockchain indexing as easy as building on a managed database. You'll build and operate the distributed systems at the core of this platform, owning services end-to-end from design through production.

What you'll do:

  • Build and operate distributed systems for real-time blockchain data ingestion, indexing, and query, owning services end-to-end from design docs and data modeling through code, rollout, and observability.
  • Own delivery of key initiatives such as new chain integrations, migrations, and backfills, driving improvements to latency, reliability, and cost.
  • Partner with product and platform teams to define data contracts and contribute to SDKs and primitives that drive adoption across Coinbase and external developers.
  • Execute architecture and performance improvements across the indexing stack, applying strong systems design fundamentals around partitioning, consistency, stream processing, and storage boundaries.
  • Support engineering quality across the team through code reviews, testing rigor, and leveraging AI tools to ship faster and reduce operational burden.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed or data systems in production.
  • Solid systems design fundamentals including partitioning, consistency/availability tradeoffs, stream processing, and storage/compute boundaries.
  • Proficiency in a backend language such as Go and/or Python, with familiarity across technologies like Kafka, gRPC, Redis, S3, ClickHouse, or MongoDB.
  • Demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear designs and shipped solutions with measurable impact.
  • Blockchain or crypto data experience is a plus, including familiarity with chain data structures, finality, reorgs, RPC nodes, or wallets.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). 

 

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$152,405—$179,300 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
  • Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.
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