Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Core Infra Systems

Remote - USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$186k-$219kDetected 25 days ago

PythonGoAWSGCPCloud PlatformsTerraformPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningLLMsDNS

About the role

Own cross-cutting infrastructure initiatives that span the AWS, GCP, and Networking pillars inside Core Infra Systems, driving alignment on standards, tooling, and operational patterns.
Build and maintain self-service tooling and paved-road defaults that let product teams provision and operate cloud infrastructure safely without deep platform expertise.
Partner with Compute, Infra Security, and Routing teams to embed guardrails into infrastructure provisioning, ensuring every default meets Coinbase's bar for security, compliance, and reliability.
Drive infrastructure standardization across Coinbase's multi-cloud environment, reducing fragmentation and improving consistency in how teams consume cloud networking, compute, and shared platform primitives.
Lead technical investigations and operational improvements across infrastructure boundaries, working with broader stakeholders to resolve systemic issues and scale foundational systems.
5+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years building and operating production cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP (networking, compute, or platform engineering).
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-team technical initiatives, partnering across multiple infrastructure domains to deliver cohesive, production-ready outcomes.
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Hands-on experience with cloud networking primitives such as VPCs, transit gateways, DNS, load balancers, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).
Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Go, Python) used to build platform tooling and automation at scale.
Required Skills and Experience:

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.
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.
Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.
The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation.
Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.

$186,065 - $218,900 USD
Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.

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.
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.

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