Senior Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure

<div class="content-intro"><p>Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/?utm_campaign=mt_o_m_w_m_m__coi_0_jd-onchain&amp;utm_source=coinbase">Coinbase</a>, 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.”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/careers">Learn more about working at Coinbase</a>.</p> <div id="fortidlp-input-element-parent"></div></div><p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Coinbase’s Developer Infrastructure group builds the systems every Coinbase engineer relies on to write, validate, ship, and run code. We own the path from commit to production, including CI and build infrastructure, deployment platforms, and test systems that give engineers fast, trustworthy feedback. We’re hiring Senior Software Engineers across several teams in the group, and you’ll be matched to the team that best fits your strengths and interests. Wherever you land, you’ll build and operate foundational platform services used across Coinbase engineering, where improvements in build speed, deploy safety, and test reliability scale across thousands of engineers. This is high-leverage systems work with a high bar for reliability and security.</p> <h4 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">What you’ll do</h4> <ul class="wnfdnte"> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Design, build, and operate core developer infrastructure services across CI, build systems, deployment orchestration, and test infrastructure.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Improve key engineering productivity metrics, including build and CI time, deploy speed and safety, and test feedback quality.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Own services end to end, including architecture, observability, SLOs, and on-call operations.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Partner with engineering teams across Coinbase to understand pain points and turn them into platform improvements.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Lead technical design for cross-cutting projects and drive them through production.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Mentor engineers and help shape the technical direction of the platform.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills and Experience</strong><strong>:</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">5+ years building and operating production software, with strong distributed systems fundamentals and proficiency in Go or a similar language.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Track record of shipping high-impact backend or platform systems with ownership from design through production.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Strong operational instincts with a focus on reliability, security, and observability.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Clear communication and the ability to drive projects independently while collaborating across teams.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Customer-focused mindset, with success measured by impact on other engineers.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience in developer infrastructure or platform domains such as CI/CD, build systems, release tooling, test infrastructure, or developer productivity.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience operating at scale with Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and containers.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Depth in areas such as build systems, remote execution, progressive delivery, or test optimization.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience with observability and performance tooling such as Datadog.</p> </li> <li>Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.</li> </ul> <div id="fortidlp-input-element-parent"></div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><strong>Pay Transparency Notice:</strong><strong><em> </em></strong>Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$186,065</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$218,900 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><ul> <li style="font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt;"><strong><em>Application Limit: </em></strong>Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.</li> <li style="font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer: </strong>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. 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