<p>Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency platform that provides a <strong>secure</strong> and <strong>user-friendly</strong> way for individuals and businesses to buy, sell, and store digital assets like <strong>Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin</strong>.</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>🌍 Company Overview</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Founded:</strong> June 2012</li><li><strong>Industry:</strong> Cryptocurrency &amp; Blockchain</li><li><strong>Mission:</strong> To build an <strong>open financial system</strong> that fosters <strong>innovation, efficiency, and financial equality</strong></li><li><strong>Core Principles:</strong></li><li>🔹 Be the <strong>most trusted</strong> company in the crypto space</li><li>🔹 Create <strong>user-focused</strong> and <strong>intuitive</strong> products</li><li><strong>Services:</strong></li><li>✅ Digital currency <strong>wallets</strong></li><li>✅ <strong>Trading</strong> &amp; investment platform</li><li>✅ <strong>Merchant solutions</strong> for accepting crypto payments</li><li>✅ Advanced <strong>trading and institutional</strong> investment tools</li></ul><p>🔗 <strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.coinbase.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coinbase.com</a></p>

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Software Engineer, Backend – Platform</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Coinbase</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote (US)</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><p> <strong>Salary:</strong> $147,900 – $174,000/year + bonus + equity</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Summary:</strong></p><p> Coinbase is hiring backend engineers to build scalable, secure services for its Platform Product Group, supporting areas like Identity, Payments, and FinHub. The role focuses on writing production-level Golang code, designing cloud-based systems, and collaborating across teams.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>2+ years backend engineering experience</li><li>Proficient in service-oriented architecture</li><li>Strong coding and testing skills</li><li>Golang experience preferred</li><li>Interest in crypto and blockchain</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience in fast-growth environments</li><li>Blockchain, dApp, or crypto experience</li><li>Familiar with Docker, microservices, Postgres, MongoDB</li><li>Worked on financial or security-critical systems</li></ul>

Software Engineer, Backend – Platform

<h2><strong>Role:</strong> Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Trading)</h2><ul><li><strong>Location:</strong> Remote — United States</li><li> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</li><li> <strong>Salary:</strong> $147,000 – $174,000 USD + bonus + equity + benefits</li></ul><p> <strong>Team:</strong> Consumer – Trading</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h3><ul><li>Develop <strong>high-performance, high-availability trading systems</strong></li><li>Architect <strong>robust backend systems</strong> for Spot, Futures, Perpetual Futures, and more</li><li>Collaborate with <strong>product and design</strong> to create top-tier user experiences</li><li>Ship <strong>customer-facing features</strong> with high business value</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>What They’re Looking For</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>2+ years</strong> backend software engineering experience (especially with web-scale systems)</li><li>Experience building and maintaining <strong>production services</strong></li><li>Strong attention to <strong>product quality</strong>, observability, and customer experience</li><li>Passion for <strong>mentoring</strong>, sharing knowledge, and team collaboration</li><li>Up-to-date with <strong>engineering best practices</strong></li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Nice to Haves</strong></h3><ul><li>Experience with <strong>active trading systems</strong> or high-availability financial services</li><li>Crypto or general trading experience</li><li>Previous work at a <strong>startup-to-scale</strong> growth company</li><li>Experience with <strong>Golang, MongoDB, Redis</strong></li><li>Blockchain or onchain experience (e.g. Ethereum, dApps, ENS, etc.)</li></ul>

Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Trading)

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Compute)</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Coinbase</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote – United States</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><p> <strong>Compensation:</strong> $211,650 – $249,000 USD (plus bonus, equity, and benefits)</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Overview:</strong></h3><p>Coinbase is hiring a senior infrastructure engineer to scale and improve its Kubernetes-based compute platform. This is a high-impact role in the Compute team, focusing on automation, developer experience, system reliability, and Kubernetes feature development.</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h3><ul><li>Build and automate tools for managing Kubernetes clusters</li><li>Improve developer and operational experience with Kubernetes</li><li>Develop self-healing, low-maintenance infrastructure systems</li><li>Build new Kubernetes capabilities (e.g. cron jobs, EFS support, deployment strategies)</li><li>Support service teams using Kubernetes at Coinbase</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Basic Requirements:</strong></h3><ul><li>8+ years of software engineering experience</li><li>Deep knowledge of Kubernetes or similar systems (Mesos, Nomad)</li><li>Strong experience with AWS and/or GCP</li><li>Ability to build backend systems as well as infrastructure</li><li>Strong problem-solving, system design, and debugging skills</li><li>Self-driven, quality-focused, and collaborative</li><li>Experience scaling backend infrastructure</li></ul>

Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Compute)

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Platform (Infra Core Reliability)</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Coinbase</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote – India</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Overview:</strong></h3><p>Join Coinbase’s Core Reliability team within the Platform Infrastructure org. You’ll help scale systems 10–20x, build configuration and secret management systems, and improve canary-based safe deployment processes. This role is critical to ensuring system reliability, scalability, and reduced customer impact.</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h3><ul><li>Design and enhance reliability tools (e.g., load testing, config management, safe deployment)</li><li>Build and scale service configuration managers</li><li>Lead initiatives to reduce incidents and improve deployment safety</li><li>Contribute to company-wide scaling and reliability goals</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></h3><ul><li>5+ years of backend software engineering experience</li><li>Proven experience designing, scaling, and maintaining production services</li><li>Strong coding, debugging, and system design skills</li><li>Solid communication and collaboration skills</li><li>Experience with observability and performance tuning</li><li>Passion for crypto and open financial systems</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></h3><ul><li>Experience with Go, Ruby, Terraform</li><li>Background in AWS, GCP, or other cloud platforms</li><li>Knowledge of regulatory environments</li><li>Prior experience writing training or technical blog content</li><li>Familiarity with onchain tools, dApps, Ethereum, ENS</li></ul>

Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Platform (Infra Core Reliability)

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Software Engineer, Backend – Blockchain Platform (Blockchain Nodes)</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Coinbase</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote – Canada</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><p> <strong>Salary:</strong> $154,000 CAD/year + bonus + equity + benefits</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Overview:</strong></h3><p>Join Coinbase's Blockchain Platform team to work directly with blockchain nodes, enabling the company’s connection to 55+ blockchains. You’ll focus on scaling, automation, traffic management, and reliability improvements across blockchain infrastructure.</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h3><ul><li>Upgrade and manage blockchain nodes</li><li>Build automation to reduce operational toil</li><li>Improve reliability, scalability, and data consistency</li><li>Support new blockchain asset launches</li><li>Drive innovation (e.g., decoupling storage and compute, job orchestration)</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></h3><ul><li>2+ years of software engineering experience</li><li>Experience building and maintaining production services</li><li>Strong coding skills with service-oriented architecture familiarity</li><li>Interest in blockchain and decentralized finance</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></h3><ul><li>Background in service ownership and automation</li><li>Blockchain systems knowledge</li><li>Experience improving integration testing and platform-level tools</li></ul>

Software Engineer, Backend – Blockchain Platform (Blockchain Nodes)

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Software Engineer, Backend – Consumer Products</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Coinbase</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote (Toronto, ON)</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><p> <strong>Salary:</strong> $149,500 CAD/year + bonus + equity + benefits</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Overview:</strong></h3><p>Join Coinbase's Consumer Product Group to build the next generation of crypto products. You'll work on high-scale systems, decompose monolithic architecture, and help make self-custody wallets and crypto services easy and secure for everyone.</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h3><ul><li>Break down monolithic Rails app into microservices</li><li>Design and scale backend systems with a long-term vision</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute roadmap</li><li>Write high-quality, tested, maintainable code</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></h3><ul><li>2+ years of backend software engineering experience</li><li>Experience building and maintaining production services</li><li>Strong understanding of service-oriented architecture</li><li>Clear, effective coding practices</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></h3><ul><li>Experience during rapid company growth</li><li>A/B testing or growth experiment background</li><li>Familiarity with blockchain tech (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum)</li><li>Experience with Golang, Ruby, Rails, Docker, Postgres, MongoDB</li><li>Crypto-native experience (ENS, Ethereum wallets, dApps, staking)</li></ul>

Software Engineer, Backend – Consumer Products

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Software Engineer, Infrastructure – Platform (Compute)</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Coinbase</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote (US)</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><p> <strong>Salary:</strong> $152,405 – $179,300/year + bonus + benefits</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Summary:</strong></p><p> Join Coinbase's Compute team to build and scale Kubernetes infrastructure, improve automation, and support developers in managing containerized services.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Develop automation and tools for Kubernetes management and developer experience</li><li>Maintain a reliable, scalable, self-healing infrastructure</li><li>Support service owners running critical workloads</li><li>Implement features like cron jobs, deployment strategies, EFS support, and autoscaling</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>2+ years in software engineering</li><li>Experience with Kubernetes or similar (Mesos, Nomad)</li><li>AWS and/or GCP infrastructure knowledge</li><li>Backend development ability</li><li>Strong problem-solving and communication skills</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience with crypto/blockchain technologies</li><li>Familiarity with Ethereum, ENS, and dApps</li></ul>

Software Engineer, Infrastructure – Platform (Compute)

<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Founded by Changpeng Zhao (CZ) in 2017, Binance is currently the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of daily volume. Binance is the core global exchange. However, Binance operates separate exchanges in some countries such as the US, UK, Singapore, and Turkey due to regulatory reasons.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Since Binance has global operations, the exchange does a lot of hiring on a regular basis. Being a market leader, Binance Jobs also comes with significant perks. Most of the jobs are remote, with flexible working hours. Binance also offers health insurance, the option to be paid in crypto, and programs to develop your skills.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">If you're looking for Binance US Jobs, a wide range of them are also available most of the time. On average, the Binance Interview process lasts 2-4 weeks with 4 steps: Application Review, Interview, Offer, and finally Onboarding.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by over 230 million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.</span></p>

<p><strong>Position:</strong> Algorithm Engineer, LLM (Safety First) – AI Safety</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Taipei, Taiwan (Remote)</p><p> <strong>Employment:</strong> Full-time</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Binance – Global leader in blockchain and cryptocurrency exchange</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p><p> Join Binance’s AI/ML team to build safety frameworks and guardrails for large language models (LLMs) and intelligent agents. You will help ensure trust, security, and compliance in AI-powered products like chatbots, compliance tools, and other AI applications.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Design and develop AI guardrails to act as a safety layer for LLMs and workflows</li><li>Define and enforce safety, security, and compliance policies</li><li>Detect and prevent prompt injection, jailbreaks, hallucinations, and unsafe AI outputs</li><li>Implement privacy and PII protections such as redaction and data governance</li><li>Build red-teaming pipelines, automated safety testing, and risk monitoring tools</li><li>Continuously improve guardrails to counter new threats and comply with regulations</li><li>Fine-tune and optimize LLMs for trading, compliance, and Web3 tasks</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Compliance, Security, and Data</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Master’s or PhD in Machine Learning, AI, Computer Science, or related field</li><li>Research publications in top AI conferences are a plus (ICLR, NeurIPS, ACL, ICML)</li><li>Experience building LLM safety guardrails (policy design, refusal rules, filtering)</li><li>Hands-on knowledge of hallucination mitigation and AI safety evaluation</li><li>Proven track record deploying AI safety frameworks to production</li><li>Strong Python coding skills; familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX</li><li>Understanding of privacy, PII handling, and risk governance frameworks</li><li>Interest in crypto, Web3, and financial systems</li><li>Self-motivated with strong ownership and communication skills</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Why Binance:</strong></p><ul><li>Be part of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem</li><li>Collaborate with global top talent in a flat organizational structure</li><li>Work on unique, fast-moving projects with autonomy</li><li>Career growth opportunities and continuous learning</li><li>Competitive salary and benefits</li><li>Flexible remote work arrangements</li></ul>

Algorithm Engineer, LLM (Safety First) – AI Safety

<p><strong>Position:</strong> Mobile Engineer (iOS/Android) – Binance Accelerator Program</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote (Hong Kong SAR)</p><p> <strong>Employment:</strong> Full-time (fixed-term program for early career talent)</p><p> <strong>Company:</strong> Binance – World’s largest digital asset exchange</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p><p> This accelerator program is designed for current students pursuing Computer Science or related fields who want hands-on experience in mobile app development within the blockchain and crypto space. You will collaborate with the team to develop, test, and deploy features on iOS and Android platforms, while improving app quality and supporting release processes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Participate in team meetings and share mobile development best practices</li><li>Develop and test mobile app features using Swift/Objective-C for iOS or Kotlin/Java for Android</li><li>Refactor code to improve app performance and maintainability</li><li>Assist with app submissions to the App Store and Google Play</li><li>Write and review clear technical documentation</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field</li><li>Experience with mobile app development from internships or academic projects</li><li>Familiarity with advanced software development concepts and best practices</li><li>Strong skills in technical documentation and ability to explain complex concepts clearly</li><li>Willingness to improve code quality through refactoring and best practices</li><li>Proficiency in spoken Chinese is a plus for communication with international partners</li></ul>

Mobile Engineer (iOS/Android) – Binance Accelerator Program

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 250, 252); color: rgb(63, 73, 90);">0x is developers’ one-stop shop to build financial products on crypto rails. Hundreds of developers use 0x tools to enable faster trading, better prices and superior UX. Our suite of APIs has processed over 52 million transactions and $125B in volume from more than 6 million users trading on apps like Coinbase Wallet, Robinhood Wallet, Matcha, Metamask, Zerion, Zapper, and more. Founded in 2017, the 0x team is also the creator of the decentralized exchange aggregator Matcha and the 0x Protocol. The team has made significant technical contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem, including the NFT token standard (ERC721) and has raised $109M up to Series B from leading investors as Pantera Capital, Greylock, Coinbase and Jump.</span></p>

<h3>Senior Software Engineer, DEX Routing</h3><p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote (San Francisco HQ)</p><p> <strong>Salary:</strong> $95K–$230K + equity + tokens</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About 0x:</strong></p><ul><li>Web3 platform powering decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregation and AMM routing</li><li>Processed 78M+ transactions, $140B+ volume</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Role:</strong></p><ul><li>Backend engineer focused on building DEX routing and blockchain event systems</li><li>Use Rust, TypeScript/Node, AWS, Kafka, Postgres, Redis, and Grafana</li><li>Lead projects, write clean, secure code, mentor team, ship features regularly</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>7+ years in distributed systems</li><li>Experience with REST APIs, cloud deployment (AWS), event-driven architectures</li><li>Leadership on small/medium projects</li><li>Passion for DeFi and blockchain tech (EVM/Solana preferred)</li><li>Familiarity with JSON-RPC and Web3 libraries</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p><ul><li>Full insurance, 401(k), stipends, paid parental leave, flexible vacation</li><li>Remote-friendly with global team meetups</li></ul>

Senior Software Engineer, DEX Routing

<h3><strong>Role:</strong> Senior Software Engineer, API Products</h3><p><strong>Company:</strong> 0x</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote (San Francisco HQ)</p><p> <strong>Salary:</strong> $95K–$230K + equity + ZRX tokens</p><p> <strong>Type:</strong> Full-time</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>About 0x:</strong></h3><ul><li>Mission: "Create a Tokenized World Where All Forms of Value Can Flow Freely"</li><li>Processed 78M+ transactions, $140B+ volume via platforms like Matcha, Coinbase Wallet, Robinhood Wallet, MetaMask, and more</li><li>Strong investor backing: Greylock Partners, Pantera Capital, Jump Crypto</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Tech Stack:</strong></h3><ul><li>Primary: TypeScript, Node.js/Express</li><li>Rust, Linux, GitHub</li><li>AWS (Kubernetes, Kafka, Postgres, Redis, OpenSearch)</li><li>Grafana LGTM for observability</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h3><ul><li>Build and lead development of complex backend systems and APIs</li><li>Write secure, clean, high-quality code</li><li>Lead and mentor engineering teams</li><li>Launch new features regularly</li><li>Improve software delivery processes</li><li>Maintain focus on customer and user experience</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Requirements:</strong></h3><ul><li>7+ years experience solving distributed computing problems</li><li>Experience designing systems with relational or key-value databases</li><li>Skilled in event-driven, distributed architectures</li><li>Cloud deployment experience (AWS preferred)</li><li>Experience building external-facing REST/HTTP APIs</li><li>Leadership experience on small to medium projects (2-4 engineers)</li><li>Ability to research and apply new technologies thoughtfully</li><li>Experience maintaining high-volume, critical SaaS/API platforms</li><li>Up-to-date on application security trends</li><li>Passionate about DeFi and its societal impact</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Preferred:</strong></h3><ul><li>Solid understanding of blockchain fundamentals (especially EVM chains)</li><li>Experience with JSON-RPC APIs for blockchain interaction</li><li>Experience using Web3 libraries (ethers.js, Web3.js, viem)</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Benefits:</strong></h3><ul><li>Full health/dental/vision/life insurance for US employees</li><li>401(k), FSA, wellness stipends</li><li>Remote-friendly, with stipend for work gear</li><li>Mental health coverage including therapy sessions</li><li>12-week paid parental leave</li><li>Flexible vacation</li><li>Global in-person meetups</li><li>Convenient SF office for local employees</li></ul>

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