How should I read Coinbase’s work-arrangement labels?

Coinbase uses Remote by country or region, Hybrid, and office-specific labels. Read the location field for the role you want, because any in-office expectation is stated there.

Where are Coinbase’s remote roles available?

Current remote listings cover the USA, Canada, UK, India, Brazil, Singapore, Israel, Cyprus, EMEA, Australia, Bermuda, UAE, and Luxembourg.

What time-off programs does Coinbase offer?

Coinbase lists unlimited PTO, four company-wide Recharge Weeks each year, sick time, bereavement leave, and sabbatical eligibility after four years.

What family benefits does Coinbase offer?

Coinbase has published 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, along with fertility counseling and benefits. Its current postings describe the rest of its leave more generally, as a generous time off and leave policy, and publish no figure for the fertility benefit, so ask for the specifics rather than assuming a number.

Does Coinbase provide support for a home office?

Yes. Coinbase's own careers material lists stipends for wellness, remote work, and cell or internet use, and its current job postings name a wellness stipend and a mobile and internet reimbursement. It publishes no amount for any of them, and it notes that specific offerings vary greatly by country, so confirm what applies to your location before you count on a figure.

What kinds of products does Coinbase work on?

Beyond consumer trading, Coinbase’s current product work includes institutional custody for approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, Coinbase Prime services, and a developer platform that supports onchain activity.

Software Engineer, Blockchain Platform Nodes

Coinbase

Remote

Job Description

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.

We're hiring a Software Engineer to join the CB Node team within the Platform organization. This team runs all the blockchain nodes that power every asset Coinbase offers to customers, currently spanning 55 unique protocols across Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, and beyond. You'll contribute to performance optimization and reliability across the blockchain platform stack, diagnosing root causes instead of over-provisioning, reducing infrastructure spend, and building the observability and health-check systems that keep our nodes reliable at scale.

What you'll do

Own performance analysis and optimization tasks across the blockchain node stack, diagnosing root causes of resource consumption and implementing system-level fixes that reduce infrastructure spend while maintaining reliability SLOs.
Build observability, health-check, and automated failover capabilities for blockchain nodes, ensuring the team can detect degradation and respond proactively rather than reactively scaling resources.
Execute right-sizing improvements across the node fleet, profiling workloads, identifying over-provisioned instances, and contributing to capacity models that balance cost efficiency with reliability.
Partner with protocol integration engineers, wallet teams, and indexer teams to extend performance improvements across the blockchain platform stack.
Support the definition and implementation of SLOs and SLIs for node services, helping create measurement frameworks that give the team confidence in reliability without relying on over-provisioning.
Support protocol upgrades and node operations with a performance-first lens, validating new blockchain versions for resource efficiency and regression-testing before production rollout.

Required Skills and Experience

2+ years of experience in software engineering with exposure to systems-level performance analysis, profiling, or optimization of production infrastructure.
Experience operating distributed systems, including diagnosing resource bottlenecks, tuning service performance, or managing capacity.
Proficiency in backend programming (Go preferred) and familiarity with systems tooling for profiling, tracing, and observability (e.g., pprof, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
Demonstrated ability to improve infrastructure efficiency through engineering optimization rather than simply scaling resources.
Exposure to blockchain nodes, consensus protocols, or crypto infrastructure is a plus; curiosity about how different protocols behave under load and during upgrades.
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Job #: P77414

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.
Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.

Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

Health Insurance

Coinbase includes health insurance in its benefits package; plan details and eligibility vary by location.

Dental Insurance

Dental coverage is part of the benefits package; plan details vary by location.

Vision Insurance

Vision coverage is included; specifics vary by location.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

An HSA with a company seed contribution gives eligible employees a tax-advantaged way to save for medical expenses.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

The FSA can cover healthcare, dependent care, vision, dental, and parking or transit expenses.

Life Insurance

Life insurance is offered to employees.

Disability Insurance

Disability insurance is offered to employees.

Employee Assistance Program

An employee assistance program supports employees and their families.

Fitness Stipend

A wellness stipend is available to employees.

Financial

401(k) / Retirement Plan

Coinbase's 401(k) plan includes a Roth option.

401(k) Match

Coinbase matches 50% of contributions on the first 2% of base salary.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Eligible employees can participate in Coinbase's employee stock purchase plan.

Equity / RSUs

Eligible roles include equity as part of compensation.

Time Off

Bereavement Leave

Paid bereavement leave gives employees time away after the death of a family member or loved one.

Sick Days

Coinbase provides sick time alongside its unlimited PTO policy.

Unlimited PTO

Coinbase has an unlimited PTO policy.

Company Shutdown Days

Four company-wide Recharge Weeks create a planned week away from work roughly once each quarter.

Remote & Equipment

Home Office Stipend

A remote-work stipend helps cover home-office costs.

Internet Stipend

A stipend helps cover cell phone and internet costs.

Company Offsites / Retreats

Coinbase's remote-first model includes in-person offsites and team meetups.

Family & Care

Parental Leave

Coinbase provides 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.

Caregiver Policy

Coinbase provides family leave for employees caring for family members.

Fertility Benefits

Fertility counseling and benefits are available to employees.

Professional Growth

Learning & Development Budget

An annual learning and development stipend supports employee growth.

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