Coinbase · 2 weeks ago
Senior Protocol Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$186K/yr - $219K/yrCoinbase is focused on building an open-source, globally available onchain platform. They are seeking a Senior Protocol Engineer to help scale their systems and improve performance, contributing to the future of decentralization in the crypto economy.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Hack on execution client internals (geth, reth, etc.) to extend capacity and capabilities of these systems well beyond current standards
Develop representative loads against which to rigorously benchmark performance
Improve OP stack through efforts such as reducing the footprint of data that needs to be made L1-available
Helping with important external scaling efforts such as PeerDAS and Danksharding
Qualification
Required
Some understanding of geth and/or reth internals (deep understanding of either a huge plus)
Familiarity with database internals and high performance database systems
Understanding of the Ethereum scaling roadmap, and crypto-forward knowledge more generally
A track record of successful scaling of an existing high throughput system
Preferred
Experience in software parallelization, including but not limited to optimistic concurrency and operation pipelining
Understanding of optimized approaches to Ethereum state management such as Erigon/Reth's flat DB, FirewoodDB, MonadDB, etc
Deep understanding of EVM internals, and (just-in-time) compilation expertise that might be applied to it
Onchain-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with apps or blockchain-based services
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.46BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementTiger Global ManagementIVP
2025-12-19Post Ipo Equity· $4.2M
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
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