Staff Software Engineer

Overview

Staff Software Engineer for Coinbase’s Security Platform Engineering group, focusing on critical regulatory and cryptographic initiatives.

What you'll do

• Lead architecture and execution of critical cryptographic infrastructure for global regulatory compliance.
• Define multi-quarter technical strategies for novel cryptographic solutions under ambiguous requirements.
• Drive risky initiatives implementing secure, resilient cryptographic protocols in a zero-trust environment.
• Set engineering quality practices and mentor senior engineers through rigorous code reviews.
• Eliminate single points of failure in high-availability services.
• Align cross-functional partners across Security, Product, and Policy to ensure flawless execution.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building highly available, distributed systems.
• Domain expertise in applied cryptography, Key Management Systems (KMS), or HSMs.
• Experience implementing cryptographic protocols, with Multi-Party Computation strongly preferred.
• Extensive systems programming experience in Go, Java, C++, or Rust; able to operate in a Golang-heavy environment.
• Track record operating Tier-0 or highly critical infrastructure requiring resilience, security, and low latency.
• Experience leading technical strategy, architecture, and deliverables for large-scale projects involving regulatory requirements.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Details

• Location: Remote in Israel; team work mentions quarterly in-person “surges”.