Backend Software Engineer, Coinbase

• To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate
• We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system
• We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up
• We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems
• You have at least 2+ years of experience in software engineering
• You've designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture
• You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers
• You're passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

Desirable

• Coinbase is seeking experienced backend engineers to join our team to build out the next generation of crypto-forward products and features
• You will solve unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems, bridging the constraints posed by web-scale applications and blockchain technology
• You will help build the next generation of systems to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone across the globe, operating real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates, and managing the most secure, dockerized infrastructure running in the cloud
• Deliver creative customer facing features to bring 1 billion people on chain
• Articulate a long term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems
• Work with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter
• Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers