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Senior Software Engineer

Coinbase · Remote - USA

Posted about 3 months ago

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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.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
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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