Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

Coinbase
Canada
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 191,100 - 191,100 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Operational excellence","Incident response","Root-cause analysis","Automation mindset"]

Own the compute orchestration infrastructure that runs Coinbase services. Build and operate Kubernetes cluster management tooling and developer-facing workflows, including net-new capabilities like scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing. Drive operational excellence by automating toil, improving observability, and strengthening incident response. Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams while applying AI-driven tooling to improve automation and efficiency.

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Coinbase
Coinbase
2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform

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Job Summary

Own the compute orchestration infrastructure that runs Coinbase services. Build and operate Kubernetes cluster management tooling and developer-facing workflows, including net-new capabilities like scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing. Drive operational excellence by automating toil, improving observability, and strengthening incident response. Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams while applying AI-driven tooling to improve automation and efficiency.
Location: Canada
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and operate Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation to keep the compute platform reliable and self-healing at scale.
  • •Develop developer-facing tooling and workflows to improve how engineers interact with Kubernetes, including AI-driven processes and support.
  • •Deliver net-new compute capabilities for service owners such as one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing.
  • •Automate toil, reduce on-call burden, and continuously improve platform observability and incident response.
  • •Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to meet standards for security, uptime, and performance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 191,100 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:MedicalDentalVision

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years building and operating Kubernetes or similar compute orchestration systems (Mesos, Nomad, ECS).
  • •Hands-on production experience with AWS and/or GCP infrastructure services at scale (e.g., EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC, networking).
  • •Ability to design, implement, and operate distributed infrastructure systems, including diagnosing complex failures and driving root-cause resolution.
  • •Hands-on experience with the CNCF ecosystem (e.g., Helm, Prometheus, ArgoCD, Envoy) and applying these tools to solve infrastructure problems.
  • •Proven ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows, with responsible use of generative AI and human oversight.
Experience:5+ years
Skills:CollaborationOperational excellenceIncident responseRoot-cause analysisAutomation mindset
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesIstioCNCFMesosNomadECSAWSGCPEC2EKSIAMVPCNetworkingHelmPrometheusArgoCDEnvoyEFSAI toolingGenerative AI

Company Brief

Coinbase
Operates a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform that enables buying, selling, storing, and earning crypto assets, institutional trading, custody, and developer tools for blockchain applications.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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