Backend Engineer - Fintech Payments & Stablecoins

Coinbase, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused software engineer to build scalable systems powering stablecoin payments and money movements.

You will design and deploy distributed services, APIs, and infrastructure that enable secure, fast transfers across the Coinbase ecosystem and beyond. You will collaborate with product, design, infra, and compliance to meet regulatory requirements while advancing performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems.
• Proficiency in backend languages (Go, Java) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP).
• Experience designing distributed systems and APIs; track record as DRI for technical projects.
• Experience with blockchain/crypto technologies such as stablecoins, on-chain payments, or smart contracts.
• Ability to write technical design documents and communicate architecture trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, from design to production deployment.
• Build backend systems, infrastructure, and APIs for stablecoin-powered payments.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to balance speed, security, and regulatory needs.
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems; identify bottlenecks and drive fixes.
• Contribute to engineering quality through code reviews and architectural patterns.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

Distributed systems

APIs

Blockchain/crypto

Technical design docs

AI tooling

Tools

Go

Java

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused software engineer to build scalable systems powering stablecoin payments and money movements.

You will design and deploy distributed services, APIs, and infrastructure that enable secure, fast transfers across the Coinbase ecosystem and beyond. You will collaborate with product, design, infra, and compliance to meet regulatory requirements while advancing performance and reliability.