Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Coinbase One)

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Posted Date:

September 25, 2025

Employment Type:

Not specified

Work Arrangement:

Remote

Skills & Technologies

Engineering - Backendpreferred

Contact Information

Job Description

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Coinbase One redefines what it means to be a member of the crypto community by providing an array of unparalleled benefits like zero trading fees, boosted staking rewards, account protection, an account linked credit card and priority support to members. Our vision is to create a membership that users can't afford not to get, and one that becomes a reason users choose Coinbase over all other competitors.

What you’ll be doing (job duties):

    • 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.

What we look for in you:

    • Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering.
    • Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services, and knowledge of service-oriented architecture.
    • Proficiency in writing high-quality, well-tested code.
    • Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together.
    • Leadership skills to develop other engineers.

Nice to haves:

    • Experience in rapid company growth (from startup to mid-size).
    • Experience with Blockchain technology (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum).
    • Proficiency with Golang, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
    • Experience in building financial, high-reliability, or security systems.
    • Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

Job #: GCBE05US

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

#LI-Remote

For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Your interview responses, in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript will be assessed in terms of the job qualifications and characteristics listed in the position description above by a human recruiter.

For other select roles, Coinbase is piloting BrightHire, an AI interview intelligence platform, to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

Depending on your role and stage in the application process, you will be informed of the specifics regarding which tool(s) will be used as part