Backend Engineer - Fintech & Crypto (Remote-First)

Coinbase, Inc.; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring for a backend engineer to own end-to-end money movement features built on stablecoins. You will design, build, and deploy backend systems and APIs that empower partners to embed stablecoin payments across products.

Collaboration with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance ensures secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. The role requires 2+ years in fintech/crypto, proficiency in Go/Java, and experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto.
• Proficiency in backend languages (Go, Java) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP), with hands‑on experience designing distributed systems and APIs.
• Track record of serving as DRI for technical projects, driving end-to-end delivery from system design through production deployment.
• Experience integrating with or building on blockchain or crypto technologies such as stablecoins, on‑chain payments, or smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Base).
• Demonstrated ability to write technical design documents and communicate architecture trade‑offs to product and engineering stakeholders.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, driving stablecoin-based money movement features from system design through production deployment with high accountability.
• Build backend systems, infrastructure, and internal/external APIs that enable businesses and partners to embed stablecoin-powered payments into their products.
• Partner with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to translate requirements into robust, scalable solutions that balance speed, security, and regulatory needs.
• Execute performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across distributed systems, identifying bottlenecks and driving fixes before they impact customers.
• Support the team's engineering quality through code reviews, architectural best practices, and contributing to patterns that raise the technical bar.

Skills

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

Distributed systems

APIs

DRI

Blockchain

Job description

Coinbase is hiring for a backend engineer to own end-to-end money movement features built on stablecoins. You will design, build, and deploy backend systems and APIs that empower partners to embed stablecoin payments across products.

Collaboration with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance ensures secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. The role requires 2+ years in fintech/crypto, proficiency in Go/Java, and experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).