Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform (Platform Product Group)

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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 & process SDKs for use by internal services and product teams throughout Coinbase.
• Design and build self-service applications to empower users to manage and troubleshoot their own data pipelines.
• Design and build services for end-to-end data security and data observability, including managing access controls, tracking data quality, cataloging datasets and their lineage, and usage auditing.
• Convert functional requests from data analysts, ML, and security & compliance into reusable and scalable patterns; assemble data microservices into data platforms for critical business verticals and user cohorts.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong Python, Go, or Java backend development skills.
• General experience working with data systems or data pipelines.
• Familiarity with design patterns such as scale-out, caching, key/value, and columnar.
• Leverage SQL, Python, Airflow, and BI expertise 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 Plan, Dental and Vision Plan 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/Leave Policy.
• Option of getting paid in digital currency.