Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer Products)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Ranges from $[Zone 3 Pay] to $[Zone 1 Pay] + target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Coinbase is seeking experienced backend engineers to build the next generation of crypto-forward products and features. You will solve complex technical problems, bridging the constraints of web-scale applications and blockchain technology. The goal is to make cryptocurrency accessible globally and operate real-time applications with high frequency and low latency. The Consumer Product Group focuses on making the Coinbase retail app the easiest-to-use and fastest experience for accessing crypto, aiming to be the #1 self-custody wallet in 2024. Products include the Coinbase app, Advance Trade, dApps, and staking.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services.
• Ability to compose a service-oriented architecture.
• Strong coding skills and experience writing high-quality, well-tested code.
• Passion for building an open financial system.

Responsibilities

• Build new services using Golang to meet critical product and business needs.
• Design scalable systems using modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
• Articulate a long-term vision for maintaining and scaling backend systems.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and leadership to translate product and technical vision into a roadmap.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with rapid growth in a company (startup to mid-size).
• Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
• Experience with Blockchain technology (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum).
• Experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices.
• Experience with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
• Experience building financial, high reliability, or security systems.
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity (e.g., interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, engaging with dApps).

Application Instructions

• Job #: GCBE05US
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