Software Engineer, Frontend - Risk Platform

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. As a front-end engineer on the team, you will collaborate closely with Platform teams (Payments, Finhub, Identity), Product teams, Analysts, Ops, and the Machine Learning team to deliver a seamless user experience and to help uncover and prevent fraud.

Responsibilities

• Shape the next generation of Risk Platform architecture that powers Coinbase.
• Articulate a 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 such as React, React Native, TypeScript, React Navigation, Jest, and Webpack.
• Turn vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter 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 and 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 interactions.

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 front-end architecture best practices, 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 developing React Native mobile apps or migrating native apps to React Native.

Pay & Benefits

• Pay Range: $154,000—$154,000 CAD (target annual salary). Full-time offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision).
• Benefits: Extended health care, dental, vision, Consult+ virtual health care, life & accident insurance, disability coverage, ESPP, wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend, learning and development allowance, employee assistance program, travel medical policy, fertility benefits, and generous time off/leave policy.

Additional Notes

• While Coinbase is remote-first, it is not remote-only: in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites. Attendance is expected and supported.
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
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