Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Trading)

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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, Coinbase seeks candidates passionate about crypto and blockchain technology, eager to leave their mark, comfortable with high expectations, and who actively seek feedback to keep leveling up. The company is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company offsites. Attendance is expected and supported.

Responsibilities

• Power highly performant, highly available systems for traders worldwide.
• Architect robust systems that are easy to build on top of, supporting many instrument types (Spot, Futures, Perpetual Futures, and more).
• Work in tight collaboration with product and design to articulate a best-in-class product experience.
• Translate ideas into tangible, high-value features customers love.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of experience in software engineering, especially with web-scale traffic.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services as they evolve over time.
• High bar for product excellence, pairing customer obsession with comprehensive observability.
• Ability to empower and cultivate teammates; strong collaboration and feedback orientation.
• Up-to-date with the latest industry standards and best practices.

Nice to Haves

• Experience working on active trading systems or other similar high-availability financial systems.
• Active trading experience with crypto or other financial instruments.
• Experience through rapid company growth (startup -> mid-size).
• Experience upgrading significant parts of legacy systems or re-architecting next-generation versions of existing systems.
• Experience with Golang, MongoDB, Redis.
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity.
• Familiarity with trading instruments and decentralized trading (DEX), derivatives, and trading infrastructure.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $147,000 — $174,000 USD (target annual salary). Full-time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Additional Information

• Job #: GCBE04US
• #LI-Remote
• Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening interviews and an AI interview intelligence platform for some roles; these pilots are used to assist recruiters and will not be used to make employment decisions. Candidates will be informed when such tools are used. For reasonable accommodations contact [email protected].
• Pay and candidate processing may be subject to location-specific rules (GDPR/CCPA for applicable locations). For US applicants, additional notices and arbitration terms may apply as described by Coinbase.

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/leave policy.
• Option to get paid in digital currency.

Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate onchain experience.