Backend Engineer - Stablecoin Payments & Crypto

Coinbase, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. in Charlotte, NC is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own end-to-end stablecoin-based money movement features. You will design and deploy backend systems and APIs enabling fast, secure, and scalable payments for partners and internal use.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to balance speed, security, and regulatory needs, while driving performance and reliability improvements across distributed systems.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, driving stablecoin-based money movement features from design through production deployment.
• Build backend systems, infrastructure, and APIs enabling embedding stablecoin-powered payments for partners.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to balance speed, security, and regulatory needs.
• Drive performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across distributed systems.

Skills

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

Distributed systems

DRI

Blockchain

Crypto

APIs

Technical design docs

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. in Charlotte, NC is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own end-to-end stablecoin-based money movement features. You will design and deploy backend systems and APIs enabling fast, secure, and scalable payments for partners and internal use.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to balance speed, security, and regulatory needs, while driving performance and reliability improvements across distributed systems.