Backend Engineer – Scalable APIs & Microservices

Coinbase, Inc.; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer for the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group. You will build and maintain backend services, define robust APIs, and lead features from implementation to deployment in a microservices environment.

You will strengthen reliability and observability while collaborating with cross-functional partners. The role emphasizes responsible use of generative AI to deliver business-ready outputs and measurable improvements in efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems environment.
• Experience designing and shipping internal or customer-facing APIs with a focus on high-quality developer experience and clean interface design.
• Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including structured observability and monitoring tooling.
• Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in live discussions with cross-functional partners.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices and distributed architecture.
• Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP, prioritizing clean design and a high-quality developer experience.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring.
• Strengthen operational excellence across the team by proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability.
• Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team environment that welcomes constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards.

Skills

Backend services

API design

Observability

Communication

Generative AI use

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer for the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group. You will build and maintain backend services, define robust APIs, and lead features from implementation to deployment in a microservices environment.

You will strengthen reliability and observability while collaborating with cross-functional partners. The role emphasizes responsible use of generative AI to deliver business-ready outputs and measurable improvements in efficiency and quality.