Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Overview

Senior Software Engineer on Coinbase’s Compute Platform team, owning compute orchestration infrastructure used by services across the product suite.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and operate Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation for reliability and self-healing.
• Create developer-facing tooling and workflows to improve how engineers interact with Kubernetes.
• Deliver net-new compute capabilities including one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing.
• Automate operational toil, reduce on-call burden, and improve platform observability and incident response.
• Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to meet standards for security, uptime, and performance.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years building and operating Kubernetes or similar compute orchestration systems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Go, Python, or Java mentioned).
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP infrastructure services in production at scale.
• Ability to design, implement, and operate distributed infrastructure, including diagnosing complex failures.
• Hands-on experience with CNCF ecosystem tools (Helm, Prometheus, ArgoCD, Envoy mentioned).
• Ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows; generative AI used responsibly with human oversight.

Details

• Work mode: Remote (USA).