Hybrid Staff Software Engineer – Platform, Product Foundations

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About the role

  • Staff Software Engineer building foundational backend systems at Coinbase with scalability and reliability focus. Working with cross-team initiatives and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build foundational backend systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Drive strategic technical direction for complex, cross-team initiatives
  • Establish and evolve platform best practices, frameworks, and architectural standards within the team
  • Provide deep technical mentorship, guide design decisions, and raise the bar for engineering quality
  • Collaborate with product, finance, and engineering leadership to shape the team's technical roadmap
  • Drive system improvements by embedding AI into engineering and operational practices

Requirements

  • 8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
  • Deep expertise in backend programming (e.g., Go, Python, Java) and cloud-native architecture
  • Proven track record designing highly available, high-performance systems
  • Ability to anticipate scaling bottlenecks and take proactive measures
  • Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers
  • Ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions
  • 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.
  • Nice to haves: Experience with financial data, accounting systems, or high-precision transaction processing OR Experience in the Auth domain
  • You’ve worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB
  • You have gone through rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size)

Benefits

  • equity and bonus eligibility
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401(k)

Job title

Staff Software Engineer – Platform, Product Foundations

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$218,025 - $256,500 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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