Software Engineer, Frontend - Risk Platform

📍 World
USD 152,400-179,400 per year
MIDDLE
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 2 TypeScript @ 3 Machine Learning @ 3 Leadership @ 3 JavaScript @ 3 Jest @ 3 React @ 3 Fraud @ 3 Compliance @ 3

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. The Risk Platform Team builds flexible, scalable, and customizable engineering systems to detect and prevent fraud, incorporating mechanisms for real-time, near-real-time, and scheduled workflows. This role is for a front-end engineer who will collaborate closely with Platform teams (Payments, Finhub, Identity), Product teams, Analysts, Ops, and the Machine Learning team to deliver trustworthy, performant web and mobile user experiences for risk and fraud prevention.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the next generation of Risk Platform architecture that powers Coinbase.
  • Articulate long-term technical direction and vision for maintaining and scaling web and mobile platforms.
  • Create trustworthy user experiences by building interfaces that are simple, easy to comprehend, performant, and reliable using modern tools like React, React Native, TypeScript, React Navigation, Jest and Webpack.
  • Turn vision into a tangible quarterly roadmap by working with engineers, product managers, and senior leadership.
  • Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards.
  • Partner with Analysts and Ops teams to uncover new fraud patterns that evade existing safeguards.
  • Work with the Machine Learning team to develop and train models for fraud detection and prevention.
  • Add positive energy in meetings and make coworkers feel included in every interaction.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in software engineering, developing web apps and shipping user-facing features with JavaScript and modern, component-based JS frameworks like React.
  • Experience developing and shipping user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks.
  • Familiarity with current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance, security, and usability.
  • Familiarity with product and design lifecycles and collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers.
  • Ability to write high quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.

Nice to haves

  • Experience on front-end teams in the finance or compliance space.
  • At least 1 year of experience in developing React Native mobile apps or helping move existing native apps to React Native.

Work arrangement

  • Remote-first role but not remote-only: in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites (attendance expected and supported).

Compensation & Benefits

  • Pay Range: $152,405—$179,360 USD (target annual salary; offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits).
  • Benefits include: medical, dental, vision; Health Savings Account with company contributions; disability and life insurance; 401(k) 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.

Additional information

  • Job #: GPFE05US
  • #LI-Remote
  • Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
  • Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants and AI Disclosure are present in the original posting.