2 months ago
Base Salary
$218k - $257k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver distributed backend systems and foundational infrastructure using Go, gRPC, TypeScript, and React.
- Define technical direction and strategic roadmaps, translating ambiguous problems into architectural plans with measurable outcomes.
- Build and scale reliable services for CX agent workflows and compliance processes, owning delivery from design through production deployment.
- Mentor engineers on design, coding standards, testing, and operational practices.
- Partner with cross-functional teams across time zones to identify improvements, anticipate issues, and communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Use generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience architecting and delivering distributed systems.
- Deep proficiency in Go and experience building scalable, high-traffic backend services in production.
- Experience with API development using gRPC and GraphQL, event-driven architectures using Kafka and MQ, and SQL or NoSQL databases.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD tooling such as BuildKite, and production infrastructure capabilities including rate limiting, caching, load balancing, circuit breakers, metrics, logging, and tracing.
- Proven ability to lead technical projects end to end, mentor engineers, and influence architectural decisions across teams without direct authority.
Benefits
- Remote-first, but not remote-only, with quarterly in-person working sessions called surges.
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), equity eligibility, and bonus eligibility are available as part of total compensation.
- Annual base salary range is $218,025—$256,500 USD, excluding equity and bonus.
- Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
Tech Stack
About Coinbase
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.