Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Coinbase Card)

Details

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.

Coinbase is seeking experienced backend engineers to join our Coinbase Card team to build and design our crypto Card product with a focus on global availability, safety of funds, outstanding reliability and ease of use. 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.

Job #: GCBE05US

Responsibilities

• Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang for our Card program.
• Design scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
• Articulate a long term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and the teams running them.
• Work with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
• Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with Card products and having built or worked on such a product at scale.
• Designed, built, scaled and maintained production services; experience composing a service oriented architecture.
• Strong emphasis on writing high quality, well tested code.
• Passion for building an open financial system and belief in the power of crypto and blockchain technology.

Nice to haves

• Experience with rapid company growth (startup to mid-size).
• Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
• Experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum).
• Experience with Golang, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB.
• Experience building financial, high reliability or security systems.
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $186,005—$218,900 USD (target annual salary; full time offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
• Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision plans; Health Savings Account with company contributions; Disability and Life Insurance; 401(k) plan with company match; Wellness Stipend; Mobile/Internet Reimbursement; Connections Stipend; Volunteer Time Off; Fertility Counseling and Benefits; Generous Time off/Leave Policy; Option to get paid in digital currency.

Other Information

• #LI-Remote — Remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation required throughout the year for team and company offsites.
• Coinbase may pilot AI tools for initial screening interviews for select roles; interview responses may be recorded/transcribed for assessment by human recruiters.
• Candidates may submit up to four applications within any 30-day period.
• Commitment to Equal Opportunity and reasonable accommodations information provided in the listing.