Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Blockchain Platform)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. The Platform Product Group builds trusted, scalable, and compliant platform foundations used by multiple products and teams at Coinbase. This role contributes to the next generation of crypto-forward backend systems that operate real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates and secure, dockerized cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang.
• Design scalable systems to solve novel problems using modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
• Articulate a long-term vision for maintaining and scaling backend systems and the teams running them.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a quarterly roadmap.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet the needs of customers.
• Operate and maintain production services with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining production services and composing service-oriented architectures.
• Ability to write high-quality, well-tested code.
• Passion for building an open financial system and familiarity with crypto/blockchain concepts is desired.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with rapid company growth (startup → mid-size).
• Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
• Experience with blockchain technologies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.).
• Experience decomposing a monolith into microservices.
• Experience with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB.
• Experience building financial, high-reliability or security-sensitive systems.
• Crypto-forward familiarity with onchain activity (interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services).

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
• Remote-first role with in-person participation required throughout the year (team and company offsites are held multiple times annually).
• Pay Range: $191,000—$191,000 CAD (target annual salary). Full-time offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision).
• Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience.
• Coinbase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
• AI Disclosure: Coinbase may pilot AI tools for initial screening interviews and interview intelligence; humans will review interview responses and AI will not make employment decisions.