{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"46ff22b8ff07f23df4043bfd","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/46ff22b8ff07f23df4043bfd","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/46ff22b8ff07f23df4043bfd","title":"Senior Blockchain Security Engineer","description":"Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you're capable of?\nAt Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It's a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform - and with it, the future global financial system.\nTo achieve our mission, we're seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company's hardest problems.\nOur https://www.coinbase.com/mission is intense and isn't for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there's no better place to be.\nWhile many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.\nSecurity is a primary competency at Coinbase, and the Security Team keeps a watchful eye over every aspect of it. Every day, we go to battle against some of the most sophisticated attackers in the world to protect billions of dollars worth of digital assets and ensure that our customers and employees can enjoy a safe, trusted experience. As Coinbase scales globally, our team is scaling along with it, using a blend of tooling, automation, and strategic team growth to ensure that we're well-equipped to protect the next billion users of crypto.\nBlockchain Security (BlockSec) team's mission is to secure funds and data from protocols to wallets. Coinbase has a unique opportunity: enabling our customers to easily and securely interface with blockchains, a.k.a. digital asset networks, a.k.a. cryptocurrencies. Blockchains are a cutting edge technology, with many unique security considerations for any entity that supports interaction with them. Understanding those unique considerations requires deep expertise in blockchains and the ability to maintain that expertise over time.\nWhat you'll be doing (ie. job duties):* To be completed by all business teams except Eng.*\n\nIdentify gaps in our Crypto-Security infrastructure and drive cross-function efforts to address them\n\nPerform security assessments, framework development, and threat modeling of assets, including various blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and other distributed ledger tech\n\nPartner with software engineering teams to advise on code and architecture for internal smart contract development\n\nPartner with internal tooling teams to drive the roadmap and vision for internal Coinbase blockchain security tools\n\nIdentify automation opportunities in our tooling and processes, deliver a Proof of Concept, and write detail technical requirements\n\nInvestigate impactful changes to the space, blockchain upgrades, and novel innovations such as zero-knowledge proofs and bleeding-edge blockchain protocols\n\nPublish blogs and give talks (internal and external) on newfound vulnerabilities, incident investigations, unique integration risks, and related topics\n\nWhat we look for in you (ie. job requirements):* To be completed by all business teams except Eng.*\n\nStrong understanding of blockchains (particularly EVM chains) and highly \"crypto forward\"\n\n4+ years of experience in security engineering, with significant focus on blockchain, distributed systems, or cryptographic infrastructure security\n\nExtensive experience in architecture and threat modeling of security-critical backend crypto systems\n\nExpertise in Application Security and cryptography, including applied knowledge of cryptographic primitives used in blockchain protocols (signing schemes, hash functions, zero-knowledge proofs, MPC)\n\nFamiliar with all the fundamentals of onchain activity - blockchain explorers, funds tracing, bridging, DEXs, NFTs, smart contracts\n\nFamiliar with recent innovations such as restaking and the various EIPs currently being considered\n\nAbility to provide leadership and mentorship to coworkers\n\nExperience in a highly cross-functional role and/or leading a team\n\nExcellence in clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the ability to translate complex security risks into actionable guidance for leadership\n\nExperience with using AI/agentic tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, GPT Codex, etc.)\n\nDemonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.\n\nNice to haves:\n\nKnowledge of security architecture of non-EVM based blockchains\n\nDeep understanding of cryptography such as zk-SNARKs, FHE and MPC\n\nExperience in at least one of: MongoDB, Snowflake, Databricks, Dune\n\nPosition ID:P76182\n#LI-Remote\nPay Transparency Notice:* *Depending on your work location, the target annual *base *salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).\nAnnual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):\n$186,065-$218,900 USD\nPlease 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.\nCommitment to Equal Opportunity \nCoinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf in certain locations, as required by law.\nCoinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodationshttp://www.chromevox.com/tutorial/.\nGlobal Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants \nDepending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available https://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement \nAI Disclosure \nFor 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.\nFor 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.\nThe above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. 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Understanding those unique considerations requires deep expertise in blockchains and the ability to maintain that expertise over time.\nWhat you'll be doing (ie. job duties):* To be completed by all business teams except Eng.*\n\nIdentify gaps in our Crypto-Security infrastructure and drive cross-function efforts to address them\n\nPerform security assessments, framework development, and threat modeling of assets, including various blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and other distributed ledger tech\n\nPartner with software engineering teams to advise on code and architecture for internal smart contract development\n\nPartner with internal tooling teams to drive the roadmap and vision for internal Coinbase blockchain security tools\n\nIdentify automation opportunities in our tooling and processes, deliver a Proof of Concept, and write detail technical requirements\n\nInvestigate impactful changes to the space, blockchain upgrades, and novel innovations such as zero-knowledge proofs and bleeding-edge blockchain protocols\n\nPublish blogs and give talks (internal and external) on newfound vulnerabilities, incident investigations, unique integration risks, and related topics\n\nWhat we look for in you (ie. job requirements):* To be completed by all business teams except Eng.*\n\nStrong understanding of blockchains (particularly EVM chains) and highly \"crypto forward\"\n\n4+ years of experience in security engineering, with significant focus on blockchain, distributed systems, or cryptographic infrastructure security\n\nExtensive experience in architecture and threat modeling of security-critical backend crypto systems\n\nExpertise in Application Security and cryptography, including applied knowledge of cryptographic primitives used in blockchain protocols (signing schemes, hash functions, zero-knowledge proofs, MPC)\n\nFamiliar with all the fundamentals of onchain activity - blockchain explorers, funds tracing, bridging, DEXs, NFTs, smart contracts\n\nFamiliar with recent innovations such as restaking and the various EIPs currently being considered\n\nAbility to provide leadership and mentorship to coworkers\n\nExperience in a highly cross-functional role and/or leading a team\n\nExcellence in clear, direct, and kind communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the ability to translate complex security risks into actionable guidance for leadership\n\nExperience with using AI/agentic tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, GPT Codex, etc.)\n\nDemonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.\n\nNice to haves:\n\nKnowledge of security architecture of non-EVM based blockchains\n\nDeep understanding of cryptography such as zk-SNARKs, FHE and MPC\n\nExperience in at least one of: MongoDB, Snowflake, Databricks, Dune\n\nPosition ID:P76182\n#LI-Remote\nPay Transparency Notice:* *Depending on your work location, the target annual *base *salary for this position can range as detailed below. 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For US applicants, you may view the https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf in certain locations, as required by law.\nCoinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodationshttp://www.chromevox.com/tutorial/.\nGlobal Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants \nDepending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available https://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement \nAI Disclosure \nFor 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.\nFor 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.\nThe above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. 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