Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Financing)

Details

At Coinbase we aim to increase economic freedom by building the on‑chain platform and future global financial system. The Institutional Product Group supports Coinbase's institutional business (custody, staking, governance, web3 gateways) while the Institutional Financing Engineering team builds and maintains systems to safely manage billions of dollars of loans and financing products (Portfolio Margin, Trade Finance, Agency Lending, Bilateral Lending, etc.). This role is remote-first but not remote-only: in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company offsites and other collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new financing products and features
• Create and build reporting, monitoring, tools, frameworks and APIs
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and senior leadership to deliver quarterly roadmaps
• Improve developer efficiency, engineering excellence, and operational excellence
• Provide support to operations and other engineering teams
• Mentor team members and help uplift technical skill across the team

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining production services
• Knowledge of composing a service-oriented architecture
• Ability to write high-quality, well-tested code
• Passion for building an open financial system and working with crypto/blockchain concepts

Nice to haves

• Experience with Golang, Postgres, Kafka, Protobuf, and React
• Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security-sensitive systems
• Familiarity with custody, staking, governance, and web3 gateway concepts is a plus

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility, equity eligibility
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company contributions
• Disability and life insurance
• Wellness stipend, connections stipend
• Mobile/internet reimbursement
• Volunteer time off, fertility counseling and benefits
• Generous time off/leave policy
• Option to receive pay in digital currency

Pay Range

Target annual salary: $152,405—$179,300 USD (varies by work location). Full-time offers also include bonus and equity eligibility plus benefits.

Additional details

• Job #: P71947
• Location model: Remote-first with required in-person participation throughout the year (#LI-Remote)
• Coinbase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants