Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core Automation)
at Coinbase
USD 253,900-298,700 per year
Used Tools & Technologies
GoRequired Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Distributed Systems @ 7
Hiring @ 4
Leadership @ 4
Communication @ 4
Technical Leadership @ 4
Customer Support @ 4
LLM @ 4
Compliance @ 4
Blockchain @ 4
AI @ 4
Agentic AI @ 4
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. The Core Automation team is building AI-powered operations to automate customer support and compliance processes and to create platform primitives and orchestration solutions that allow other domains to leverage Agentic AI.
This role is remote-first in the USA but is 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). Job #: P72990.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement Agentic AI systems that power Coinbase's customer support experience and compliance processes.
- Design a platform (primitives, orchestration platform, tools, etc.) to allow other domains to quickly leverage Agentic AI to automate their processes.
- Interact with stakeholders across organizations that build Coinbase products or are responsible for financial operations.
- Participate in shaping the strategy and execution path of Coinbase Platform.
- Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables with technical leadership.
- Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards.
- Write high quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in backend software engineering using Golang or similar languages.
- Experience taking LLM-based applications to production.
- Proven track record delivering impactful solutions that power significant customer flows and processes.
- Experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact.
- Strong technical knowledge of building distributed systems that process massive scale.
- Solid communication skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders of varying technical backgrounds.
- Relentless drive to set and achieve ambitious goals.
- Passion for building an open financial system and belief in the power of crypto and blockchain technology.
Nice to haves
- Experience with LLMs and Agentic AI, including measuring and improving grounding and reducing hallucinations.
- Experience in the customer support, compliance, or financial crimes domains.
- Experience making build vs. buy decisions.
Compensation and other notes
- Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $253,895 — $298,700 USD (total compensation may also include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
- Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Coinbase participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.
- AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening interviews and interview intelligence for transcripts/summaries; these pilots will not make hiring decisions.