Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & Microservices

Coinbase, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer to join the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group. You will build backend services and APIs, operate in a microservices architecture, and own features from development through deployment and monitoring.

The role emphasizes reliability, developer experience, and cross-functional collaboration. A remote-first culture exists with quarterly in-person surges, and a strong focus on responsible AI usage and learning.

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.
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in 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 development

Microservices

API design

Observability

Communication

AI in dev

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer to join the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group. You will build backend services and APIs, operate in a microservices architecture, and own features from development through deployment and monitoring.

The role emphasizes reliability, developer experience, and cross-functional collaboration. A remote-first culture exists with quarterly in-person surges, and a strong focus on responsible AI usage and learning.