Senior Software Engineer, Smart Contract (Developer - Onchain Payments)

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.

In the past few years, the foundational technology required for crypto to replace traditional payment rails has finally come online: stablecoins, cost-effective L2 networks, and Coinbase Smart Wallet. This represents a multi-billion dollar opportunity for Coinbase to disrupt the payments industry by leveraging its leading position in onchain development and deep expertise of existing fiat rails.

To fulfill this goal, the team’s work will include both 0-1 product development and building off of the existing Coinbase Commerce product. It’s best to think of the team as a start-up within Coinbase looking to find product market fit for a radically new approach to payments.

What you’ll be doing:

• Bring a 0-to-1 product to life to replace the global payment stack with crypto rails
• Design, build, ship, and evangelize an open-source web3 payment protocol, including complex cases such as subscriptions and escrow, written in Solidity
• Drive adoption of the web3 payment protocol through participation in the onchain community, including social media and conferences
• Contribute the fullstack design and implementation of a secure, high-performance product using TypeScript, Go, Ruby, and Solidity
• Work with other engineers to rapidly prototype user flows, gain market feedback and adjust accordingly, productionizing code as necessary
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other cross-functional partners to find product market fit
• Leverage, maintain, and improve …