Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Institutional - Markets)

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.

We’re seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our small entrepreneurial team focused on building innovative 0-to-1 Onchain Markets products. Operating as a startup within Coinbase, we're combining the agility of a small team with the resources and reach of a global platform. In this role, you’ll contribute to building cutting-edge solutions that span trading, financing, and more, helping to redefine market infrastructure for the institutional world in this new global onchain economy.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive 0-to-1 product development for new Onchain Markets offerings
• Develop and maintain highly interactive, responsive, and user friendly frontend applications for onchain products
• Design, develop, and optimize smart contracts using Solidity to enable new onchain products and features
• Build and integrate backend systems to power the onchain data needs of Onchain Markets products
• Rapidly prototype new onchain experiences to gain early feedback
• Troubleshoot and debug complex fullstack issues, ensuring performance, stability, reliability, and security.

What we look for in you:

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience shipping production features, including onchain products
• Expert in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Next.js
• Strong Solidity skills with experience deploying production smart contracts
• Track record building secure, high-performance web applications
• Deep understanding of blockchain fundamentals and DeFi protocols
• Experience with backend development and API design
• Proven ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery
• Strong collaboration skills with product, design, and engineering teams

Nice to haves:

• Experience building or scaling DeFi protocols
• Contributions to open-source blockchain projects
• Background in trading systems or financial exchanges
• Experience with Golang and cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Understanding of institutional trading workflows
• Track record in high-growth crypto or fintech environments

Job #: GIFE05US

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

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