Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer, Tax Engineering

Coinbase
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Remote, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and delivery of backend systems for cost-basis tracking, gain/loss calculation, withholding automation, and tax reporting infrastructure.
  • Build pipelines for broker reporting, automated withholding, and clearing integrations as Coinbase expands into equities, margin, and options.
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, Tax, Trading, and Positions teams from problem scoping through production rollout.
  • Drive extensible tax architecture that enables new product launches to use shared primitives without bespoke rework.
  • Improve engineering quality through design reviews, code reviews, and technical mentorship.
  • Use generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of backend software engineering experience building and operating production systems with high-quality, well-tested code.
  • Strong distributed-systems fundamentals and experience designing high-throughput services and data pipelines where correctness is critical.
  • Experience owning complex systems end-to-end from design through production operation in fast-changing domains.
  • Ability to collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional partners to translate ambiguous requirements into shipped solutions.
  • Ability to use generative AI responsibly while maintaining human oversight.

Benefits

  • Remote-first but not remote-only work arrangement with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
  • Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, with potential equity and bonus eligibility.
  • Annual base salary range is CAD 191,100–191,100, excluding equity and bonus.

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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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