Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Compute Platform

ABOUT THE ROLE We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, build, and operation of our primary compute orchestration infrastructure. As a key member of the Compute Platform team within the Platform group, you'll own the infrastructure that underpins the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our entire product suite. Built largely on CNCF technologies, including Kubernetes and Istio, this platform is at the heart of our product suite's success. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior Software Engineer on our Compute Platform team, your responsibilities will include: - Designing and shipping tooling, automation, and net-new capabilities that make it easy for hundreds of engineers to deploy and operate critical services. - Partnering closely with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to raise the bar across the stack. - Owning the design, build, and operation of Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation that keeps our compute platform reliable and self-healing at scale. - Building developer-facing tooling and workflows that improve how engineers across Coinbase interact with Kubernetes, with a heavy emphasis on integrating AI-driven processes and support. - Delivering net-new compute capabilities for service owners, such as one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing. - Driving operational excellence by automating toil, reducing on-call burden, and continuously improving platform observability and incident response. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To succeed in this role, you'll need: - 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years building and operating Kubernetes or similar compute orchestration systems. - Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP infrastructure services in a production environment at scale. - Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and operate distributed infrastructure systems, including diagnosing complex failures and driving them to root-cause resolution. - Hands-on experience with the CNCF ecosystem and a track record of applying these tools to solve real infrastructure problems. - Proven ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows, improving automation, developer productivity, or operational efficiency. - Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. WHY REMOTE Coinbase is a remote-first company, with quarterly in-person working sessions called "surges" to bring the team together. This role will be based remotely, with opportunities to collaborate and connect with colleagues across the globe. BENEFITS Coinbase offers a competitive annual base salary range of $186,065 - $218,900 USD, as well as equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).