Staff Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering

At Coinbase, our mission is to, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people
We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto
Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team
First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves
Second, we expect all employees to commit to our to our work
Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture
We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world

Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:

• You’ve got positive energy
  You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there
   
• You’re never tired of learning
  You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3
  0
   
• You appreciate direct communication
  You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener – because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other
  You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow
  
• You can pivot on the fly
  Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too
  What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you
  You’re not looking for a boring job
  
• You have a “can do” attitude
  Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines
  Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission
  
• You want to be part of a winning team
  We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone
  

Coinbase stores a large amount of digital currency making us a top tier target on the internet
Security is core to our mission and has been a key competitive differentiator for us as we scale
If you’re looking to fight on the front lines in a high-intensity environment, we’d like to speak with you about joining our security team

Coinbase is looking for a privacy software engineer to help make privacy a reality in our products and internal services
This role is key to protecting customers and enhancing capabilities of teams across the company
You will be collaborating with teams to assess privacy risk, manage privacy vulnerabilities, and design services that enable us to better engage our customers about privacy and data protection

We highly value individuals with intellectual curiosity and openness
We collaborate across the organization, helping our engineers think big and take risks while building a culture of diversity, positive energy, and blameless truth-seeking

What you’ll be doing (ie
job duties): 

• Develop and implement solutions to ensure privacy policies are correctly implemented (eg systems to ensure we process DSARs properly)
• Analyze, design, and program software enhancements to mitigate privacy vulnerabilities and prevent potential future privacy risks
• Use data anonymization, pseudonymization and encryption to develop systems that preserve and improve privacy protections, and advise on when each solution is appropriate
• Collaborate with the risk team to perform regular privacy assessments of products and operational processes, and identify and mitigate those risks across the company
• Provide technical structure to teams and work closely with management and stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards
• Design and implement foundational digital asset infrastructure components used by engineering teams in production
• Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers

What we look for in you (ie
job requirements): 

• You have at least 8 years of experience in software engineering
• You’ve experienced architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
• Experience in uplevelling junior engineers via processes and setting a high bar for them to follow
• You know what high quality code — and software engineering processes — look like and know how to foster an environment that creates them
• You’re passionate about building a platform for engineering and security customers

Nice to haves:

• Familiarity with working in rapid growth environments
• Experience working in a Security department identifying and mitigating risks through software systems
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment
• You’ve built financial, high reliability, or security systems

Pay Transparency Notice:  Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range from $201,450 to $237,000 + target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))

Position ID: P48046

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Coinbase 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 send an e-mail to accommodations[at]coinbase
com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information
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