Staff Software Engineer, Core AI Infrastructure

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase . You'll join a high-performing team of engineers driving AI transformation at Coinbase as a Staff Site Reliability Engineer on the IT Operations team. This team builds and scales the infrastructure powering Coinbase's AI products, with direct exposure to senior leadership in a fast-paced, incubator-style environment. You'll own the reliability and automation of critical AI infrastructure, ensuring our systems are resilient, observable, and secure at scale. What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties) : Own the reliability, monitoring, and incident response lifecycle for AI infrastructure services, including on-call support for AWS deployment pipelines, root cause analysis, and blameless retros. Build automation and tooling to streamline operational IT workflows, eliminate manual tasks, and improve deployment velocity across CI/CD frameworks and Kubernetes environments. Partner with the Coinbase Infrastructure team to extend CI/CD frameworks supporting IT services and enterprise network platforms, and with Security and Compliance to integrate surveillance tooling into deployment pipelines. Strengthen observability and documentation standards across IT engineering by defining metrics, implementing monitoring solutions, and maintaining technical documentation that sets a standard of excellence. Develop full-stack applications that power internal AI products and infrastructure with Go or Python. What we look for in you (ie. job requirements): 8+ years of experience automating and supporting cloud infrastructure (AWS) and network environments, with hands-on use of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or Salt). Proven experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes in production environments. Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Bash, Ruby, or Go) and version control workflows using Git-based CI/CD pipelines. Track record of leading incident response in environments with strict SLAs, including root cause analysis, blameless retros, and measurable reliability improvements. Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. Nice to haves: Expertise with linux, bash, ruby, python and/or go Expertise automating EC2 or containers deployment with terraform Strong network security fundamentals Experience managing and leveraging log aggregation Experience working in a highly regulated environment Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth company Experience in a Remote-first IT environment Position ID: P76834 Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $218,025 — $256,500 USD Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period. Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. US Applicants: View Employee Rights , Know Your Rights , and E-Verify Notice of Participation. Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial . Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice . US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes . AI Disclosure: 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. 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. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.