Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform - Data Platform)

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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.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate foundational data-heavy services including storage (cloud data warehouse, data lake), orchestration (Airflow), batch processing (Spark, SQL), streaming services (Kafka), query federation and caching, time-series db, graph db, and real-time event aggregation stores.
• Build and maintain data integration and process SDKs for internal services and product teams.
• Design and build self-service applications to enable users to manage and troubleshoot their own data pipelines.
• Design and build services to ensure end-to-end data security and observability, including access controls, data quality tracking, dataset cataloging and lineage, and usage auditing.
• Translate functional requests from data analysts, ML, and security & compliance teams into reusable and scalable patterns; assemble data microservices into platforms serving critical business verticals and user cohorts.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong backend development skills in Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience working with data systems or data pipelines.
• Familiarity with design patterns such as scale-out, caching, key/value, and columnar.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, Airflow, and BI tools to analyze data for operational insights.

Nice to Have

• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

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) plan with company match.
• Wellness stipend.
• Mobile/internet reimbursement.
• Connections stipend.
• Volunteer time off.
• Fertility counseling and benefits.
• Generous time off and leave policy.
• Option to be paid in digital currency.