Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Financial Hub

at Coinbase
📍 World
USD 186,100-218,900 per year
SENIOR
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 Software Development @ 6 Docker @ 4 Ruby @ 4 A/B Testing @ 4 Distributed Systems @ 6 MongoDB @ 4 Prioritization @ 7 Microservices @ 4 API @ 4 Ethereum @ 4

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. FinHub is at the core of Coinbase, processing and recording fund movements for our clients and our business. FinHub is responsible for processing transactions across crypto, fiat and internal wallet, and managing assets for users including portfolio performance and tax optimizations. With rapid growth, the team is redesigning foundational ledgering and fund movement systems to meet the next decade of scale and complexity.

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable systems and components, making tradeoffs for stability and long-term maintainability.
  • Design, write, test, and release product-facing features with strong correctness and scalability requirements.
  • Collaborate with frontend and data teams to fine tune REST APIs supporting millions of customers.
  • Mentor junior developers and lead large, complex projects.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software development experience writing performant, large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience building highly concurrent systems and strong intuition for REST API design.
  • Proven experience working on large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team.
  • Strong technical judgment for task prioritization and ability to solve complex engineering problems aligned with team objectives.
  • Ability to mentor junior developers and lead teams technically on initiatives and system improvements.

Nice to haves

  • Experience scaling with rapid company growth (startup to mid-size).
  • Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
  • Experience with blockchain technologies (Bitcoin, Ethereum) and onchain activity (interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, engaging with dApps).
  • Experience decomposing monoliths into microservices.
  • Experience with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
  • Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security-sensitive systems.

Location & Work Model

  • Many roles at Coinbase are remote-first but not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year; team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually and attendance is expected.
  • The posting is listed as remote (#LI-Remote); pay depends on your work location.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Pay Range: $186,065 — $218,900 USD (target annual salary). Full-time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • Benefits include medical/dental/vision plans, HSA contributions, disability and life insurance, 401(k) match, wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend, volunteer time off, fertility counseling, generous time off/leave policy, and the option to get paid in digital currency.

Other notes

  • Job #: GPBE05US
  • 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.