Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Institutional - Markets, Verified Pools)

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At Coinbase, our mission is toincrease economic freedom around the world (https://blog.coinbase.com/our-mission-strategy-and-culture-18a92a3bb0fa) , and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people. We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto. Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us.

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for candidates who will thrive in aculture (https://blog.coinbase.com/culture-at-coinbase-f0e1c2a99aff) like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves. Second, we expect all employees to commit to ourmission-focused approach (https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804) to our work. Most importantly, we seek people who are excited about crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture. We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world.

Who you are:

• You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there.

• You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0.

• You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.

• You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.

• You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.

• You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.

This role is for an experienced fullstack engineer to work on onchain projects within our institutional product group, including both 0-1 product development as well as building off of existing products. This is a lean team that’s operating as a startup within Coinbase and looking to find product market fit for new onchain products. In this role, you will work across the stack (frontend, smart contracts, backend) to solve unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties): To be completed by all business teams except Eng.

• Develop and maintain highly interactive, responsive, and user friendly frontend applications for onchain products.

• Design, develop, and optimize smart contracts using Solidity to enable new onchain products and features.

• Integrate onchain products and components with existing Coinbase backend services to solve unique challenges such as compliance and data indexing.

• Rapidly prototype new onchain experiences to gain early feedback.

• Troubleshoot and debug complex fullstack issues, ensuring performance, stability, reliability, and security.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements): To be completed by all business teams except Eng.

• You have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus in shipping fullstack features with onchain components.

• You have experience in developing fullstack web applications and shipping user-facing features with JavaScript and modern js frameworks like React and NextJS.

• You have a strong understanding of Solidity and experience with developing smart contracts for EVM-compatible blockchains.

• You’re familiar with current trends and best practices in frontend architecture and dapp development, including security, performance, and usability.

• You’re familiar with product and design life cycles, and collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and product managers.

• You write high quality, well tested and maintainable code.

• You are proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and Solidity; familiarity with Go a plus.

Nice to haves:

• You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size).

• You have contributed to open source crypto projects.

• You’ve worked with Golang, Docker, Postgres, MongoDB or AWS.

• You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems.

Position ID: P61438

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also includetarget bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:

$180,625—$212,000 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights noticehere (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Additionally, Coinbase participates in theE-Verify program (https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf) in certain locations, as required by law.

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