Joblaze summary

In this role, the Senior Security Engineer at Coinbase focuses on designing and implementing security solutions for corporate infrastructure, user devices, and applications. Key skills include experience with macOS security, coding for infrastructure protection, and familiarity with zero trust principles. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with a strong background in security engineering who thrive in fast-paced environments. The role involves collaboration with IT and engineering teams to enhance security while maintaining user productivity.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 27, 2026. Last confirmed on Coinbase's careers page October 27, 2026.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 67% of 215 comparable senior security roles in United States we track (median $170,000 across 81 companies).
macOS appears in 3.2% of 346 comparable senior security roles in United States; CloudFlare appears in 0.6% of 346 comparable senior security roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Security Engineer, Corporate Security role remote?: Yes — Coinbase lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Coinbase lists $186,065–$218,900 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Security Engineer, Corporate Security role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Chromebook, CloudFlare, Mobile, Prisma Access, Zscaler, macOS.
What seniority level is this role?: Coinbase targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Security Engineer, Corporate Security role at Coinbase.

From the original posting

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

Coinbase Corporate Security (CorpSec) is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to build and maintain security controls that protect corporate infrastructure, user devices, enterprise applications, and network communications. You'll partner closely with IT and engineering teams to identify risks and ship tailored solutions that keep users secure without introducing unnecessary friction, directly protecting Coinbase's most sensitive data and critical assets.

What you'll do:

Design, implement, and maintain security solutions to harden Coinbase's macOS, Chromebook, and mobile endpoints, focusing on secure configurations, compliance, threat detection, and user experience.
Perform security reviews on enterprise systems and software that enable user productivity across the corporate environment.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to integrate endpoint and SaaS security into broader corporate engineering initiatives.
Identify and close data exfiltration paths introduced by local AI agents and developer tooling (e.g., coding assistants, LLM harnesses) running on corporate endpoints.
Provide technical guidance and code review support to engineers on the CorpSec team, raising the security bar across the organization.

Required Skills and Experience:

5+ years of experience in security engineering, with at least 2 years securing macOS or similar user endpoints in an enterprise environment.
Proven ability to write production code (services, integrations, automations) that supports corporate infrastructure security.
Experience scoping, prioritizing, and shipping security projects end-to-end with minimal direction in fast-moving environments.
Familiarity with device trust, zero trust network access, or endpoint communication security products (e.g., Cloudflare, Prisma Access, Zscaler).
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Position ID: (for referrals)

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Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

$186,065—$218,900 USD

Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Senior Security Engineer, Corporate Security

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