Coinbase

Site Reliability Engineer - Platform

India

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Cryptocurrency, FintechIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in software engineering, experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services, and knowledge of service-oriented architecture. They should possess strong technical skills for system design and coding, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a bias toward open, transparent cultural practices. Strong skills around observability, debugging, and performance tuning are also required, along with demonstrated critical thinking under pressure.

Responsibilities

The Site Reliability Engineer will improve observability, reliability, and availability by defining and measuring key metrics, build automation and improve systems to eliminate toil and operations work, collaborate with core infrastructure team to performance tune and optimize cloud deployments, collaborate with Coinbase product teams to reduce service disruptions and automate incident response, proactively find and analyze reliability problems, design and implement software to create step-function improvements, educate and mentor the engineering team to improve system reliability, write high-quality, well-tested code, debug extremely difficult technical problems, review feature designs for cross-cutting projects, and be an owner of system security, safety, scale, and operational integrity. They will also build pipelines to integrate with third-party vendors.

Skills

Observability
Reliability Engineering
Automation
Docker
Terraform
Kubernetes
EC2
Incident Response
Monitoring
Performance Tuning
Cloud Deployments
Coding (High-quality, well-tested code)
Debugging
Operational Excellence

Coinbase

Digital currency wallet and transaction platform

About Coinbase

Coinbase provides a platform for buying, selling, and storing digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Users can create a digital wallet to manage their cryptocurrency transactions easily. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, making it accessible for both merchants and consumers. Unlike many competitors, Coinbase focuses on building trust with its users through reliable services and a straightforward interface. The company's goal is to create an open financial system that promotes innovation and equal opportunities in the digital currency space.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$616.1MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Increased political spending may lead to regulatory backlash.
Emergence of competitors like Remittix threatens Coinbase's market share.
Legal challenges from CBBTC launch could harm financial and reputational standing.

Differentiation

Coinbase offers a user-friendly platform for digital currency transactions and storage.
The company has expanded its European presence by acquiring BUX Europe Limited.
Coinbase integrates Apple Pay for seamless fiat-to-crypto conversions.

Upsides

Acquisition of BUX Europe Limited enhances Coinbase's regulatory compliance in the EEA.
Digital asset lending program for Prime clients boosts revenue potential.
Avant-garde educational platform increases user engagement and trust.

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