Senior Software Engineer, Coinbase
Institutional, Settlements & Transfers
$208-218.9k
+ Equity + Bonus
Digital currency exchange
Be an early applicant
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$208-218.9k
+ Equity + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, including designing, building, and maintaining production services at scale
- Production experience with Go (or similar backend language), relational data stores (Postgres or equivalent), and message-based architectures (Kafka or equivalent)
- Demonstrated ability to own system design decisions, lead technical proposals, and drive alignment across a team of engineers
- Track record of identifying and resolving quality, performance, and scalability issues in distributed systems
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a culture of high code quality through thorough reviews, testing, and documentation
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend on the Foundations, Settlements and Transfers team within the Institutional group, you'll own the backend systems that power the secure movement of funds across fiat, crypto, and internal ledgers for Coinbase's institutional clients
- This team is responsible for transaction processing, settlement, and asset transfer infrastructure that underpins the entire institutional platform. You'll drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and build the next generation of financial systems at scale
- Own the design, build, and scaling of backend services that process settlements and transfers across fiat, crypto, and internal ledger systems
- Drive code quality and maintainability through rigorous code reviews, refactoring, and active participation across all stages of the development lifecycle
- Lead performance and scalability improvements for critical financial infrastructure, including troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving production issues
- Partner with product managers, engineering managers, and cross-functional teams to translate product vision into quarterly technical roadmaps and deliverables
- Propose and implement architectural improvements that accelerate team velocity, reduce tech debt, and strengthen system reliability
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical best practices and professional growth, raising the bar across the team
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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