Smart Contract Engineer

Coinbase; Garden City (ID); On-site; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crypto platform is seeking a Smart Contract Engineer to help architect secure protocols and drive standardization in crypto. The role requires experience in Solidity and backend development, along with a passion for the crypto ecosystem. A competitive salary and full benefits are offered, including health care and retirement options.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with Solidity and smart contract development.
• 3+ years experience with backend/client-side development.
• Deep understanding of smart contract best practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build secure smart contract protocols.
• Drive standardization in crypto protocols.
• Work closely with leadership to set onchain strategy.

Skills

Solidity

Backend development

Smart contract best practices

Ethereum

DeFi

Tools

Go

Zero-knowledge technology

Job description

Overview

Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We believe the onchain platform is the most important builder platform since the internet, should be open source, free to use, and globally available. To make this work, we need all hands on deck, working together to scale in a secure, decentralized, easy-to-use way.

Base is incubated within Coinbase and plans to progressively decentralize in the years ahead. We believe decentralization is critical to creating an open, global crypto economy that is accessible to everyone. Base is built on Optimism’s open-source OP Stack. We’re joining as the second Core Dev team working on the OP Stack to ensure it’s a public good available to everyone; and contributing a portion of sequencer revenue to funding public goods.

We are looking for a strong Smart Contract Engineer to join the Base team to help us continue scaling in order to pave the way for billions of people coming onchain.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build secure smart contract protocols and backend services to connect Coinbase users with the crypto ecosystem

• Drive standardization in crypto protocols by designing and defining interfaces

• Work closely with the Base leadership and product team to set our onchain strategy and roadmaps

• Mentor and train other team members on smart contract engineering best practices

Qualifications

• 2+ year Experience with Solidity and smart contract development

• 3+ year Experience with backend/client side development

• Deep understanding of smart contract best practices and current industry patterns

• Extensive experience with crypto (Ethereum, DeFi etc.)

• Interest and passion for contributing to the crypto ecosystem

• Interest and passion for building secure, robust, scalable infrastructure

Nice to haves

• Experience with Go

• Experience with zero-knowledge technology

• Contributions to open source crypto projects

• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

Job #: GBSCE05US

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 + 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.

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com.