Senior Software Engineer Infra - Compute Platform
Join Coinbase as a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the compute platform using Kubernetes and CNCF technologies in a hybrid work environment.
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Proven ability to apply AI tooling to infrastructure workflows, improving automation, developer productivity, or operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team at Coinbase, the individual will be responsible for designing and managing the Kubernetes orchestration infrastructure that supports the company's services. Key skills include extensive experience with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, as well as a strong background in automation and AI integration. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with a proven track record in building scalable systems and a desire to enhance operational efficiency. Coinbase's dynamic environment emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement, making it a fitting place for those who thrive under pressure.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
- Coinbase has 89 other open roles including Senior Product Manager, CX & AI Tooling, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, CX Intelligence , Privacy Analyst.
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- Salary band is above the typical range for DevOps/SRE roles (median ~$160,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer Infra - Compute Platform role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Canada.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists CAD 191,100–CAD 191,100 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer Infra - Compute Platform role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Canada.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Prometheus, ArgoCD, Envoy, CNCF, GCP.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer Infra - Compute Platform 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.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team within the Platform group, you'll own the primary compute orchestration infrastructure that every service at Coinbase runs on. Built largely on CNCF technologies including Kubernetes and Istio, this platform underpins the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our entire product suite. You'll design and ship tooling, automation, and net-new capabilities that make it easy for hundreds of engineers to deploy and operate critical services, while partnering closely with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to raise the bar across the stack.
What you'll do:
- Own the design, build, and operation of Kubernetes cluster management tooling and automation that keeps our compute platform reliable and self-healing at scale.
- Build 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.
- Deliver net-new compute capabilities for service owners, such as one-off jobs, cron scheduling, deployment strategies, EFS support, and automated right-sizing.
- Drive operational excellence by automating toil, reducing on-call burden, and continuously improving platform observability and incident response.
- Partner with Security, Reliability, and Observability teams to ensure the compute platform meets Coinbase's standards for security, uptime, and performance.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years building and operating Kubernetes or similar compute orchestration systems (e.g., Mesos, Nomad, ECS).
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP infrastructure services (e.g., EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC, networking) 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 (e.g., Helm, Prometheus, ArgoCD, Envoy) 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.
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 4 applications per 30-day period.
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- AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.