Coinbase · 22 hours ago
Protocol Engineer (Base)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$152K/yr - $179K/yrCoinbase is aiming to onboard a million developers and a billion users onchain, and they are seeking a Protocol Engineer to assist in scaling their systems. The role involves working on execution client internals, benchmarking performance, and improving the OP stack to facilitate external scaling efforts.
FinTechCrypto & Web3PaymentsBitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyTrading 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
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
$4.45BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementDFJ Growth,DG VENTURESTiger Global Management
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
2024-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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