Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer (Platform - Financial Engineering)

Coinbase
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4 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$218k - $257k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own frontend technical strategy and architecture for financial reconciliation and operations products.
  • Build React and TypeScript applications supporting high-volume financial data, tables, filtering, visualizations, and transaction-level investigation.
  • Design auditable human-in-the-loop workflows covering validation, approvals, errors, permissions, and review history.
  • Define end-to-end contracts with backend and API teams to turn data capabilities into reliable product features.
  • Establish frontend practices for testing, accessibility, performance, observability, feature management, and safe rollout.
  • Lead ambiguous, high-impact initiatives across engineering, product, design, Finance, and Accounting.
  • Partner with Finance and Accounting users to translate operational needs into product and technical roadmaps.
  • Mentor engineers and raise the team’s technical bar.
  • Use generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Significant experience building and shipping production web applications with React and TypeScript.
  • Fullstack capability across frontend and backend services.
  • Experience leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects from problem definition through rollout and iteration.
  • Deep expertise in frontend architecture, state management, API integration, performance optimization, accessibility, testing, and observability.
  • Experience building data-rich operational products, enterprise software, or workflow systems where accuracy and user trust are essential.
  • Experience with financial systems, reconciliation, or payments is preferred.
  • Ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries and create alignment through technical designs and product discussions.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $218,025–$256,500 USD, excluding equity and bonus.
  • Potential equity and bonus eligibility.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
  • Remote-first work arrangement with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
  • Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
Coinbase

About Coinbase

5,001-10,000 employees

Coinbase builds a cryptocurrency platform for consumers, institutions, and developers to buy, sell, store, and use digital assets. Its products include the Coinbase app/exchange, Coinbase Prime for institutions, custody services, and developer APIs, and it earns primarily from transaction fees and subscriptions. Founded in 2012 and now remote-first, Coinbase is a public company (NASDAQ: COIN) serving major crypto markets in the U.S. and abroad.

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