Software Engineer, Coinbase
Developer, Wallets and Onchain Tools
CA$154k
+ equity, ESPP and bonus
The world’s leading exchange for digital currencies
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The world’s leading exchange for digital currencies
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$154k
+ equity, ESPP and bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in fullstack development
- Fluency in Golang, Typescript, React, and React Native
- Experience with user authentication, Identity and Access Management systems, public key cryptography, browser and mobile persistent storage mechanisms
- Established reputation in open source communities, with operational knowledge of how to grow adoption of GitHub repos
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, streaming-based systems, and event-driven architectures
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an eye for detail and a passion for clear, comprehensive developer documentation
- Fluency with crypto wallets, including key management, cryptography, and blockchain protocols (e.g. EVM, Solana)
- Understanding of security best practices and experience with implementing secure coding practices for financial systems
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality
What the job involves
- The CDP APIs are the easiest way for developers to get started with building crypto applications
- Conceived by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, these APIs enable those with no prior knowledge of crypto to begin using crypto in under 30 seconds
- The CDP APIs are positioned to bring the next million developers onchain, enabling trading, lending, payments, and more
- The CDP Wallets & Onchain Tools team owns both server-side APIs and client-side libraries across different languages
- The team is looking for a dynamic software engineer to build a platform that accelerates web3 development
- The ideal candidate is passionate about every aspect of an excellent developer experience: designing APIs and SDKs, authoring clear and informative documentation, building compelling onboarding flows, and incorporating feedback directly from customers
- They must be comfortable working across both frontend and backend codebases and able to deliver high velocity and high quality simultaneously
- The team includes some of the most prolific and tenured software engineers at Coinbase and is excited to ship a game-changing set of APIs and SDKs at breakneck speed
- Design, develop, and maintain ergonomic, open-source SDKs using Typescript, React, React Native, Android, iOS, Unity, and Flutter
- Interface with and conformant HTTP REST API definitions using OpenAPI specifications
- Author, publish, and maintain clear and concise documentation, including quickstart and how-to guides, to increase adoption of the SDKs
- Work closely with many different teams at Coinbase to integrate wallets and onchain tools into internal products, ensuring consistency of concepts, style, and design
- Work directly with customers to collect their feedback and iteratively improve the Data APIs and SDKs
- Evangelize the SDK in the crypto community to gain greater adoption
- Build compelling sample applications end-to-end using the products to demonstrate their value and pressure-test the developer experience
- Troubleshoot and debug complex fullstack issues, ensuring stability, reliability, and security
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards
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.
Lately, its doubled down on its focus on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, and its Prime platform 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.
And it's even making moves to engage with younger audiences, having recently partnered with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This multi-year deal, commencing with the Valorant Masters in Toronto and the MSI 2025 tournament in Vancouver. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web3 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 10 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Oct 2018
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $636.6m
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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