Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Platform - Risk)

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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.

We’re seeking a candidate who is passionate about our mission and believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark, relishes working with high-caliber colleagues, actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up, and runs towards solving the company’s hardest problems. Coinbase’s work culture is intense and not for everyone. While many roles are remote-first, in-person participation is required throughout the year (team and company offsites are held multiple times annually).

Role overview

You will join the Platform Product Group, which builds trusted, scalable, and compliant platform foundations used by multiple products and teams at Coinbase. The Risk engineering team’s charter is to effectively manage financial threats to both the business and Coinbase users. By joining the team you will build platform and critical services to mitigate fraud at scale and improve detection of good user patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement next-generation core Risk platform architecture that powers Coinbase
• Interact with stakeholders across organizations that build Coinbase products or are responsible for financial operations
• Participate in shaping strategy and execution of the Risk platform
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with technical expertise
• 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
• Proven track record delivering impactful solutions that power significant risk flows
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining high-throughput and low-latency production services
• 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; ability to communicate with stakeholders of varied technical backgrounds
• Relentless drive and perseverance to achieve ambitious goals
• Passion for building an open financial system

Nice to haves

• Domain expertise in Risk engineering
• Experience working closely with Machine Learning models and leveraging them to scale risk use cases at large scale
• Experience in both startups and large enterprises

Compensation & additional details

• Pay Range (target annual salary): 260,100 — 260,100 CAD
• Full-time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
• Job ID: GPBE07US

Benefits

• Extended health care (coordinates with provincial coverage)
• Dental, vision, Consult+ (virtual health), life & accident insurance, disability coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend
• Learning & development allowance, employee assistance program
• Travel medical policy, fertility benefits, generous time off/leave policy

Notes

• Coinbase is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation and offsite attendance are expected and supported.
• Coinbase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.