Senior Software Engineer, Smart Contract (Staking API) at Coinbase

144 days ago
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About the Company

Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.

About the Job

Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) is building the developer tools to bring the world onchain.

Today, onchain development is slow, risky, and painful, even for the most experienced onchain developers. Our goal is to bring a million developers onchain by creating an easy to use and trusted developer experience. We build API and SDK products for developers like wallets, paymaster, staking, stablecoins, onchain data, and more.

We are a small team that moves like a startup at Coinbase, with a fast pace, strong ownership culture, and a relentless commitment to making developers happy.

Coinbase Developer Platform and the Dev Portal is the destination for building and integrating web3 solutions, services, and products. We partner with other Coinbase products such as Base, Wallets-as-a-service, Staking, CB Pay, Advanced Trading, Commerce, Exchange so web3 developers can start building their onchain apps in minutes.

Our self-custodial Staking API offers programmatic access to Coinbase's best-in-class staking validators and rewards data. The Coinbase Staking API empowers you to deliver a fully-featured staking experience for your users with one common interface across protocols. We offer users access to various protocols with more being added on a regular basis.

What you’ll be doing:

Design, develop, and maintain highly interactive, responsive, and user-friendly services with focus on developer ergonomic for Coinbase Staking using Golang, TypeScript, and Solidity
Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate our SDK with APIs and smart contracts for seamless staking
Implement new features, enhancements, and optimizations to drive the growth and success of Coinbase Staking
Optimize developer ergonomics, ensuring a smooth developer experience
Develop and maintain reusable, modular, and well-documented public SDKs
Troubleshoot and debug complex on and off chain issues
Collaborate with external and internal developer to implement an intuitive experience
Contribute to the development of our design system and smart contract best practices
Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards

What we look for in you:

5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on both backend and smart contract development
Mastery of Golang, Solidity, and TypeScript; familiar with Ruby is a plus
Experience in smart contract engineering and their interactions with off chain systems
Experience with integrating backend APIs with open source SDKs
Familiarity with different testing frameworks, patterns, and experience with writing unit and integration tests
Knowledge of Onchain to backend system interaction best practices to ensure a smooth staking experience
Understanding of Onchain security best practices and experience with implementing secure coding practices for financial systems
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to find elegant solutions to complex challenges in the crypto staking space
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with designers, backend engineers, and product managers
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Passion for Onchain/Web3 and understanding of blockchain technologies, particularly Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains

Job #: GDSCE05US

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:
$180,625—$212,000 USD


Skills

Golang, Solidity, TypeScript, Ruby

Compensation

$180,625—$212,000 USD


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