Frontend Software Engineer, Coinbase
Developer Experience
$152.4-179.3k
+ Target bonus and target equity
Digital currency exchange
Job no longer available
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$152.4-179.3k
+ Target bonus and target equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- You have at least 2+ years of building modern, data-rich web applications in React or similar frameworks
- You've developed and shipped user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks
- You’re familiar with current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance, security and usability
- You’re familiar with product and design lifecycles, and collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers
- You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers
Desirable
- You have experience launching new products from 0 to 1
- You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size)
- You've worked on front-end teams in the finance or platform services space
- You have at least 1 year of experience in developing React apps
- You’ve worked with Golang, GraphQL, Docker, NoSQL Databases
What the job involves
- Developer Experience (DevX) is responsible for making sure all engineers at Coinbase build high-quality products while being productive and engaged. We do this by providing infrastructure, libraries, frameworks, and tooling to make it easier and faster to build high quality applications
- Own the frontend experience of Internal Developer Platform (IDP), Coinbase’s comprehensive Developer Hub
- Build and maintain React components and pages that integrate with Infrastructure products such as release pipelines, configuration management system, asset management system, real-time usage data, quality scores, and service documentation
- Collaborate closely with backend engineers, designers, and API publishers to craft workflows that help teams publish, discover, and evaluate APIs
- Elevate the quality and design of internal tools used daily by hundreds of engineers
- Improve accessibility, performance, and reliability of the IDP UI
- Partner with Staff Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers to influence product roadmap and UX priorities
- Contribute to Coinbase’s broader design system and internal frontend libraries
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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