Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Productivity

Details

At Coinbase, you will work on the mission to increase economic freedom. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company, with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”

As a founding Staff Software Engineer on AI Developer Productivity within the Institutional Product Group, you will build and roll out agentic AI workflows that transform how Institutional engineers write, review, and ship code. The team is aligned with Coinbase’s AI developer tooling vision while addressing the specific needs of Institutional’s trading, custody, and financial infrastructure systems. You will own the design and delivery of AI-powered capabilities that drive continuous code improvement, accelerate development cycles, and improve quality across the Institutional product group.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and delivery of agentic AI workflows for continuous code improvement, including automated refactoring, test generation, and proactive bug detection tailored to Institutional systems.
• Build developer productivity tooling that integrates LLM-powered agents into the Institutional engineering workflow, from code review through deployment.
• Partner with Platform AI and Developer Experience teams to align on shared infrastructure while customizing capabilities for Institutional’s reliability, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across Institutional engineering, measuring impact on velocity, code quality, and developer satisfaction.
• Define technical standards and best practices for human-AI collaborative development within the Institutional organization, ensuring the safe and governed use of AI agents in high-stakes financial systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years building AI/LLM-powered developer tools, agentic workflows, or code automation systems.
• Proven experience designing and shipping production-grade systems that integrate LLMs or AI agents into software development lifecycles, such as code generation, automated review, or CI/CD automation.
• Deep fluency in Java, Python, Go, or similar backend languages.
• Hands-on experience building and orchestrating AI agent frameworks, such as LangChain, LangGraph, or custom agent architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with platform, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver tooling adopted by hundreds of engineers.
• Familiarity with financial systems, high-reliability engineering, or regulated environments where correctness, auditability, and security are essential.
• Ability to use generative AI responsibly, maintain human oversight, and deliver business-ready outputs that improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $218,025–$256,500 USD, excluding equity and bonus.
• Total compensation may also include equity, bonus eligibility, and medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.

Additional Information

• Position ID: P78763.
• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
• US applicants are subject to the Candidate Privacy Notice and Arbitration of Disputes agreement.