Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Institutional, Prime Onchain Wallet

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About the role

  • Senior Software Engineer developing backend solutions for Coinbase's institutional finance. Tackling complex technical challenges and driving innovations for onchain products.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver high-impact initiatives, including accelerated network onboarding, reliable high-success-rate transaction processing, and the implementation of advanced policy controls for institutional clients.
  • Define and execute the team’s technical roadmap, aligning with multi-quarter goals and organizational priorities.
  • Solve ambiguous, high-impact challenges by deeply understanding customer needs and delivering secure, scalable solutions.
  • Uphold high-quality engineering practices through rigorous code reviews, testing, and addressing technical debt.
  • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and ensure the reliability and scalability of backend systems.
  • Guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their growth and elevating the team’s technical capabilities.
  • Identify opportunities for innovation, propose solutions, and adopt cutting-edge technologies like MPC and cryptographic protocols.
  • Partner with Blockchain, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver seamless integrations and align on dependencies.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with expertise in Golang, GraphQL, REST APIs, Kubernetes, AWS, and blockchain protocols (e.g., EVM, Solana, UTXO)
  • You write high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code, and have a proven track record of building resilient, scalable, and secure microservices.
  • You have experience leading complex technical projects end-to-end, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence within a team.
  • You thrive on solving ambiguous, large-scale, and highly complex problems, and you show a bias for action to deliver impactful solutions.
  • You have hands-on experience with blockchain network integrations, cryptographic systems (e.g., MPC), and secure key management.
  • You are passionate about understanding customer needs and building solutions that enable institutions to securely operate onchain.
  • You excel at working cross-functionally with product, security, and infrastructure teams.

Benefits

  • bonus eligibility
  • benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Institutional, Prime Onchain Wallet

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$186,065 - $218,900 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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