Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)

Coinbase; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Platform Product Group. In this role, you will develop cutting-edge crypto-forward products and tackle complex technical challenges within a secure, cloud-based infrastructure. Collaborating with a diverse team, you will build scalable systems that enhance user experience across multiple products. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a global financial system while working with the latest technologies in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about blockchain and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in backend development.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build new services with Golang for critical product needs.
• Design scalable systems and maintain backend infrastructure.

Skills

Golang

Service-oriented architecture

Cloud technologies

A/B testing frameworks

Blockchain technology

Microservices

Tools

Docker

Ruby

Rails

Postgres

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)

Coinbase is seeking Senior Backend Engineers to join our Platform Product Group, which aims to build a trusted, scalable, and compliant platform to maximize velocity, efficiency, and quality. These engineers will work on foundational systems used by multiple Coinbase products, ensuring a consistent and high-quality user experience. Current openings are for our Finhub and Identity teams.

As part of Coinbase, you will develop next-generation crypto-forward products, solving complex technical challenges at web-scale and blockchain technology constraints. You will contribute to systems that make cryptocurrency accessible globally, operating real-time, high-frequency, low-latency applications within a secure, cloud-based infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Building new services with Golang to address critical product and business needs.
• Designing scalable systems using modern cloud technologies and best practices.
• Planning long-term strategies for maintaining and scaling backend systems and teams.
• Collaborating with engineers, designers, product managers, and leadership to develop quarterly roadmaps.
• Writing high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.

Ideal candidates will have:

• At least 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services with service-oriented architecture.
• A passion for building an open financial system that unites the world.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with rapid company growth (startup to mid-size).
• Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
• Blockchain technology experience (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.).
• Experience decomposing monoliths into microservices.
• Proficiency with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
• Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security systems.
• Crypto-forward experience, including onchain activities, ENS, dApps, or blockchain services.

*Crypto-related questions may be used to assess your onchain experience.