Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - New Product Vertical)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. You will join the Consumer Product Group as a founding backend engineer for a new product offering (Coinbase for Business), designing and launching backend systems and owning end-to-end engineering for the new product.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of engineering for the new Coinbase for Business product.
• Backend systems design and architecture for the new product offering.
• Write code and build prototypes as needed for the MVP and future vision (international payments, payroll, invoices, etc.).
• Collaborate across Coinbase teams to launch supporting features: onboarding, multi-user, payment rails, tax, settings, commerce integrations, etc.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining production services.
• Knowledge of composing a service-oriented architecture.
• Experience building financial and payments systems (fintech domain experience).
• Strong emphasis on writing high-quality, well-tested code.
• Passion for building an open financial system and working in a fast-paced, high-caliber environment.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with fintech and payments systems.
• Experience through rapid company growth (startup → mid-size).
• Familiarity with: Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, Redshift.
• Crypto-forward experience: interacting with Ethereum addresses, ENS, dApps, and other blockchain-based services. (Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience.)

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period.
• Disability and life insurance; 401(k) with company match.
• Wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend.
• Volunteer time off, fertility counseling and benefits.
• Generous time off / leave policy.
• Option of getting paid in digital currency.

Additional Information

• Job #: GCBE05US
• Pay Range: $186,005 — $218,900 USD (target bonus + target equity + benefits may also be included in total compensation depending on location).
• Hiring model: remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year (team and company offsites are expected). #LI-Remote
• Coinbase may pilot AI interview tools for initial screening; human recruiters review interview responses. For accommodation requests contact [email protected].