Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Taxation

India

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cryptocurrency, Fintech, Blockchain, TaxationIndustries

Senior Software Engineer - Tax Platform

Position Overview

The mission of the Platform Product Group engineers is to build a trusted, scalable, and compliant platform to operate with speed, efficiency, and quality. Our teams build and maintain the platforms critical to the existence of Coinbase. As crypto adoption accelerates, tax compliance becomes critical. The Tax Platform will not just simplify taxes—it will transform how millions of users and businesses around the world navigate tax compliance. We have a bold vision: build a global, adaptable, and intelligent tax platform that responds to evolving regulatory landscapes across regions.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase, you will join our team to build out the next generation of crypto-forward products and features. You will solve unique, large-scale, highly complex technical problems, bridging the constraints posed by web-scale applications and blockchain technology. You will help build the next generation of systems to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone across the globe, operating real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates, and managing the most secure, dockerized infrastructure running in the cloud.

Responsibilities

  • Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang.
  • Design scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
  • Articulate a long-term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and the teams running them.
  • Work with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet the needs of your customers. Debug extremely difficult technical problems, and make systems and products both work better and be easier to deploy, own, operate, and diagnose.
  • Review all feature designs within your product area and across the company for cross-cutting projects. Be an owner of the security, safety, scale, operational integrity, and architectural clarity of these designs.

Requirements

  • At least 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services.
  • Knowledge of how to compose a service-oriented architecture.
  • Ability to write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.
  • Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together.
  • Strong technical skills for system design and coding.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a bias toward open, transparent cultural practices.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience through rapid company growth (from startup to mid-size).
  • Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
  • Experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.).
  • Experience with Golang, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.

Company Information

The mission of the Platform Product Group engineers is to build a trusted, scalable and compliant platform to operate with speed, efficiency and quality. Our teams build and maintain the platforms critical to the existence of Coinbase. There are many teams that make up this group which include Product Foundations (i.e. Identity, Payment, Risk, Proofing & Regulatory, Finhub), Machine Learning, Customer Experience, and Infrastructure.

Application Instructions

*Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience.

Job Details

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Skills

Golang
Backend Systems
Scalable Systems Design
Cloud Technology
Docker
High Frequency Trading
Low Latency
System Architecture
Debugging
Test-Driven Development

Coinbase

Digital currency wallet and transaction platform

About Coinbase

Coinbase provides a platform for buying, selling, and storing digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Users can create a digital wallet to manage their cryptocurrency transactions easily. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, making it accessible for both merchants and consumers. Unlike many competitors, Coinbase focuses on building trust with its users through reliable services and a straightforward interface. The company's goal is to create an open financial system that promotes innovation and equal opportunities in the digital currency space.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$616.1MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Increased political spending may lead to regulatory backlash.
Emergence of competitors like Remittix threatens Coinbase's market share.
Legal challenges from CBBTC launch could harm financial and reputational standing.

Differentiation

Coinbase offers a user-friendly platform for digital currency transactions and storage.
The company has expanded its European presence by acquiring BUX Europe Limited.
Coinbase integrates Apple Pay for seamless fiat-to-crypto conversions.

Upsides

Acquisition of BUX Europe Limited enhances Coinbase's regulatory compliance in the EEA.
Digital asset lending program for Prime clients boosts revenue potential.
Avant-garde educational platform increases user engagement and trust.

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