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Senior Smart Contract Engineer - Base

Company: Base

Location: Remote (US)

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: $186,065–$218,900 USD per year

About the Role

Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We are looking for a Senior Smart Contract Engineer to join the Base team and support the Smart Contract engineering discipline, enabling and accelerating the success of Base. In addition to direct protocol and smart contract work, you'll be part of the team building and running the infrastructure, ensuring the systems that sustain the Base chain are low-cost, secure, and best-in-class.

What You'll Do

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

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on Solidity development experience
• 1+ years experience deploying smart contracts that have seen public use in Ethereum Mainnet or other EVMs
• 3+ years experience with backend/client side development
• Demonstrated 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
• 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 Geth/Reth
• Experience with zero-knowledge technology

Benefits

Total compensation may include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).