Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Platform - Payments)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. The Platform Product Group builds trusted, scalable, and compliant platform services (Identity, Payment, Risk, Proofing & Regulatory, Finhub, Machine Learning, Customer Experience, Infrastructure). The Payments team is building payment infrastructures, user experiences, workflows, and APIs to enable fiat-to-crypto onramps and large-scale institutional payment flows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend and frontend payments systems and infrastructure powering multiple Coinbase products.
• Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for key projects and drive them from design to production with high accountability.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn vision into a roadmap and shipping work.
• Mentor and train other team members and contribute to an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex fullstack issues, ensuring performance, stability, reliability, and security of payment systems.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong software engineering skills across backend and frontend: ability to build reliable backend services and ship fast, accessible UIs that handle real-world edge cases.
• Strong proficiency in backend technologies (example callout: Golang) and API design.
• Experience with modern frontend stack: JavaScript / TypeScript and React.
• Strong collaboration skills with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of high-quality code and software engineering processes and how to foster them in a team.
• Passion for building an open financial system and enthusiasm for crypto/blockchain technology.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Golang, gRPC, Docker, Kafka, AWS cloud, SnowFlake, Databricks.
• Experience in the financial domain.
• Crypto-forward experience: familiarity with onchain activity (interacting with Ethereum addresses, ENS, dApps or other blockchain-based services).

Additional Details

• Job #: GPBE05US-PF
• Remote indicator: #LI-Remote. While many roles are remote-first, in-person participation is required throughout the year (team and company offsites). Attendance is expected and supported.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $186,065—$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 include: medical, dental, vision; HSA with company contributions; disability and life insurance; 401(k) with 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.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Global Data Privacy Notice and applicant privacy information apply for applicable locations.

Notes

• Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience. Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening interviews for select roles; a human recruiter will review interview responses. To request reasonable accommodation, contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com.