Coinbase
Coinbase
Coinbase operates a cryptocurrency platform for individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and trade digital assets including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Its offerings include advanced trading tools, institutional services, a self-custody wallet, staking and rewards features, crypto spending cards, and developer APIs for building onchain applications. The company works across crypto and finance, with a focus on secure access to the evolving digital-asset economy.

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Payments Platform – Coinbase (US Remote)

Build Coinbase’s scalable fiat payment infrastructure and APIs as a senior backend engineer. Expand payment methods and rails while strengthening reliability, observability, and transaction success rates.

Description

  • Develop scalable, fault-tolerant payment-processing services in Go
  • Lead payment features from technical design through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing improvement
  • Create platform primitives, extension points, and self-service APIs for integrating payment methods and rails
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and senior leadership to turn product and business needs into quarterly technical plans
  • Strengthen the reliability, observability, and performance of payment services
  • Diagnose and remove system bottlenecks
  • Support code reviews, architecture discussions, and service-oriented engineering practices
  • Develop the infrastructure, workflows, and APIs behind fiat on- and off-ramps for customers worldwide

Requirements

  • At least five years of backend software engineering experience
  • Practical experience building and operating production services within service-oriented or microservices architectures
  • Proficiency in Go or a comparable backend programming language
  • Experience designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems
  • Demonstrated ownership of features from initial design through deployment and production support
  • Experience with financial systems, payment infrastructure, or high-volume transactional platforms where precision and auditability are essential
  • Ability to use generative AI responsibly with human oversight
  • Eligibility to work in the United States, consistent with the US-only remote location and US applicant notices

Benefits

  • Eligibility for equity
  • Eligibility for bonuses
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Quarterly in-person working sessions known as “surges”
  • Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities
  • Free compatible screen reader available

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