Software Engineer, Coinbase
Backend, Consumer - Risk
CA$154k
Digital currency exchange
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Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$154k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with a track record of shipping production services in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Go, Ruby, Python, Java) and experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, DynamoDB, MongoDB)
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms — with the ability to independently manage complex tasks and work in unfamiliar systems with guidance
- Experience building or working with high-throughput, low-latency systems — or a strong foundation in distributed systems fundamentals (APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud infrastructure)
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, data science, and risk operations stakeholders
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality
- Experience with risk, fraud detection, or payment systems (ACH, cards, crypto) and associated fraud patterns
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and event-streaming architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Experience with blockchain technology (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) and the unique risk challenges of crypto transactions
What the job involves
- We're hiring a Software Engineer to join the Risk Engineering team, within the Consumer & Business group. The team sits at the forefront of protecting Coinbase and millions of users from fraud and financial risk
- We build flexible, scalable, and customizable engineering systems to detect and prevent fraud, incorporating mechanisms for risk decisioning, real-time monitoring, and intelligent mitigation
- You'll design, build, and optimize risk detection and mitigation systems that balance technical excellence, system reliability, and business impact — working on some of the most critical and high-throughput services at Coinbase
- Build and maintain backend services that power risk detection, fraud prevention, and financial risk mitigation across Coinbase's platform — operating at the scale, speed, and 24x7 nature of crypto markets
- Own feature delivery end-to-end — from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring — for risk platform capabilities that directly protect users and the business from financial threats
- Partner with Data Science, ML, and Risk Analysts teams to develop both proactive systems (models, user-facing risk features) and reactive solutions (one-off risk mitigations, incident response tooling) that reduce fraud and financial loss
- Drive reliability and observability in risk platform services by implementing mechanisms to identify regressions, ensure prompt visibility of issues, and contribute to incident response and post-mortems
- Contribute to the team's engineering culture by leaving code cleaner than you found it, maintaining high code velocity, participating in code reviews, and building reusable solutions that can be leveraged 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.
Freddie
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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