Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Institutional - Prime)

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

The Institutional Product Group engineers create and maintain a suite of products catering to institutional customers of all sizes from Hedge Funds (Coinbase Prime) to experienced individual traders (Coinbase Advanced Trade) and everything in between. Additional Products include Prime - Custody Only, Prime Web3 Wallet, Commerce and Exchange. Whether the customer needs are trading, staking, governance, custody, web3 operations, or API integrations, Coinbase Institutional has them covered.

The Prime Product Experiences Team builds intricate, complex, and delightful UIs—such as Trading UIs, Transfers Flow UIs, Prime Homepage, Team Policies &  Permissions, and various other product surfaces—that power the experiences for our Institutional clients. You’ll be working closely with BE engineers, designers, and PMs to build world class Prime/Institutional experiences. We’re looking for experienced FE engineers who are extremely proficient in building FE components/UI/UX; care deeply about user experience, UI performance, UI testability, product metrics/analytics; have an eye for detail; and thrive in cross-functional settings. If these sound interesting to you, and you’re excited to build products with direct and high customer impact, come join us!

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Design secure and highly reliable services to integrate with blockchains and add new cryptocurrency assets to Coinbase, Pro, Custody among other business units.
• The team builds UI components for mobile and web in TypeScript and based on React and React Native. We use Linaria for styling, Percy for visual regression testing, Storybook for developing and testing components in isolation, Docusaurus for our documentation, etc. We integrate heavily with Figma to make the designer/developer collaboration smoother.
• Build a mass market interface for digital currency apps by adding new functionality to existing cryptocurrencies (i.e. staking, voting, predicting).
• Write infrastructural services that provide secure storage, accounting and transactional services to help our customers transfer assets safely.
• Work with engineers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
• Add positive energy in every meeting, and make your coworkers feel included in every interaction.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• You have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering and at least 4 years of experience in developing web apps and shipping user-facing features with JavaScript and modern, component-based JS frameworks like React. 
• You've developed and shipped user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks.
• You’re familiar with current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance, security and usability.
• You’re familiar with product and design lifecycles, and collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers.
• You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

Nice to haves:

• You've worked on front-end teams in the finance or security space
• You have at least 1 year of experience in developing React Native mobile apps or helped move existing native apps to React Native

Job #: GIFE05US

*Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).Pay Range: $186,065—$218,900 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.  For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. 

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