Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Microservices

Coinbase, Inc.; Carson City (NV); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group to build backend services and APIs powering Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.

In a microservices environment, you will own end-to-end delivery, participate in code reviews and on-call rotations, and improve reliability and developer experience with strong observability and API design.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building production backend services in a microservices or distributed system.
• Experience designing internal or customer-facing APIs with a developer-friendly interface.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring in microservice ecosystems.
• Ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly with partners.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services in a microservices architecture.
• Define internal and customer-facing APIs with good developer experience.
• Lead end-to-end delivery from implementation through deployment and monitoring.
• Improve reliability and observability; participate in code reviews and on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and responsibly use AI tools in workflows.

Skills

Backend development

APIs design

Microservices

Observability

Code reviews

Incident response

Generative AI usage

Cross-functional communication

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group to build backend services and APIs powering Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.

In a microservices environment, you will own end-to-end delivery, participate in code reviews and on-call rotations, and improve reliability and developer experience with strong observability and API design.