or apply directly on Coinbase's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Coinbase's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Coinbase's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coinbase
- high 192 stale, 5 reposted of 219 open
- Hiring momentum
- 265 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coinbase's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coinbase.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer in the Security Platform Engineering group at Coinbase, you will lead the development of critical cryptographic infrastructure that secures customer assets and ensures regulatory compliance. Your responsibilities include defining technical strategies, implementing secure cryptographic protocols, mentoring other engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project execution. This role is pivotal in maintaining the resilience and security of highly critical systems within a zero-trust environment.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coinbase as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated success building highly available, distributed systems
- Deep domain expertise in applied cryptography, Key Management Systems (KMS), or Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
- Proven experience safely implementing cryptographic protocols, with Multi-Party Computation experience strongly preferred
- Extensive programming experience in systems languages such as Golang, Java, C++, or Rust
- Proven track record operating Tier-0 or highly critical infrastructure
- Demonstrated experience leading a team's technical strategy, architecture, and deliverables for large-scale projects
What you get
- Base salary range of $186,065 — $218,900 USD
- Total compensation may include equity and bonus eligibility
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
Worth weighing
- Remote-first but not remote-only, with quarterly in-person working sessions
- High-stakes, zero-trust environment may imply significant pressure and responsibility
Summarised from Coinbase's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coinbase on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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