Senior Software Engineer, Core Infra - Compute Platform

Join Coinbase as a Senior Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, where you'll design and operate critical infrastructure for our services, focusing on Kubernetes and automation to enhance developer productivity and operational efficiency. 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.”

• •Own the design, build, and operation of Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation that keeps our compute platform reliable and self-healing at scale.
• •Build developer-facing tooling and workflows that improve how engineers across Coinbase interact with Kubernetes, with a heavy emphasis on integrating AI-driven processes and support.
• •Deliver net-new compute capabilities for service owners, including one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing.
• •Drive operational excellence by automating toil, reducing on-call burden, and continuously improving platform observability and incident response.
• •Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to ensure the compute platform meets Coinbase's standards for security, uptime, and performance.

• •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): $186,065—$218,900 USD.