Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Blockchain AI)

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Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At 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.

To 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.

Our work culture 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.

While 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.

About the team

We're a team accelerating AI automation across Blockchain Platform. We built NodeSmith and other agent systems, and now we're collaborating with teams across Blockchain Platform to launch production-grade agents and get the most out of AI tools.

Responsibilities / What you’ll be doing

• Building core services and SDKs for long-running, production-grade agent systems
• Driving projects that get the most out of tools like Cursor and Claude Code for engineers across the org
• Directly shipping agents with Blockchain Platform teams
• Building new services to meet critical product and business needs using Python and Golang
• Designing scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices
• Articulating a long term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and the teams running them
• Working with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a quarterly roadmap
• Writing high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers

Impact

• Accelerate AI efforts across a dozen engineering teams in Blockchain Platform
• Reduce operational toil through intelligent automation
• Establish core components for long-running, reliable agents
• Contribute reusable AI building blocks to the central AI Platform for company-wide use

Requirements / What we look for in you

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering
• Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining production services, and composing service oriented architectures
• Experience writing high quality, well tested code
• Passion for building an open financial system

Nice to haves

• Interest in building and scaling agent systems and exposure to agent frameworks and concepts
• Daily use of AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Copilot
• Experience going through rapid company growth (startup to mid-size)
• Experience with Blockchain technologies (Bitcoin, Ethereum)
• Experience with Golang, Python, Docker, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB
• Crypto-forward experience, including interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services

Location & Work Model

• #LI-Remote; Coinbase is remote-first but not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year (team and company offsites). Exact work location is determined with the hiring team.

Pay Range

• $191,100—$191,100 CAD (target annual salary). Full time offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision).

Benefits

• Extended Health Care Benefit (coordinates with Provincial Coverage)
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Consult+ (Virtual Health Care)
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Wellness Stipend
• Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
• Connections Stipend
• Learning and Development Allowance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Medical Policy - Global Traveler
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous Time off/Leave Policy

Additional Information

• Job #: GPBE05US
• Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience

AI Disclosure

For select roles, Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening interviews and for interview note transcription and summarization. Humans will review interview responses and these pilots are not used to make employment decisions.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com.