The opportunity
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
What you'll do
Design, build, and maintain backend systems and infrastructure that power: stablecoin-based money movement, including pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals.
Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI),: driving them from design through production with high accountability.
Build internal and external APIs that enable businesses and partners to embed: stablecoin-powered payments into their products.
Partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Design,: Infrastructure, and Compliance to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability challenges across distributed systems.
Mentor engineers on architectural best practices and contribute to raising the technical bar across the team.
What they're looking for
- + years of professional software engineering experience building and: operating large-scale backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto.
- Proficiency in backend languages (e.g., Go, Java, or similar) and cloud: infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP), with hands-on experience designing distributed systems and APIs.
- Track record of serving as DRI for complex technical projects, driving: end-to-end delivery from system design through production deployment.
- Experience integrating with or building on blockchain or crypto technologies: such as stablecoins, on-chain payments, or smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Base).
