Remote-First Software Engineer, Data Layer & API Platform

Jackalope Digital LLC; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 129,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer for the Data Layer within the Platform group in a remote-first setup that values high performance and reliability. You will shape the API (GraphQL) platform connecting client apps to backend services, handling traffic across Consumer, Base, and Institutional products.

Expect to drive design, scalability, and developer experience. You will own projects end-to-end, build low-latency systems, and mentor teams while maintaining strong cross-functional

Qualifications

• Experience building production-grade distributed systems.
• Proficiency with backend languages (Go/Java) and API platforms.
• Ability to own projects end-to-end from design to production.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver end-to-end projects from scoping to production validation.
• Design high-reliability, low-latency systems serving millions of users.
• Build and improve the API framework and developer tooling.
• Drive operational excellence: SLOs, observability, incidents.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and platform teams on API schemas.

Skills

Go/Java backend

Distributed systems

API design

On-call/incident response

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tooling usage

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer for the Data Layer within the Platform group in a remote-first setup that values high performance and reliability. You will shape the API (GraphQL) platform connecting client apps to backend services, handling traffic across Consumer, Base, and Institutional products.

Expect to drive design, scalability, and developer experience. You will own projects end-to-end, build low-latency systems, and mentor teams while maintaining strong cross-functional