Backend Software Engineer, Stablecoin Platform (Remote)

Coinbase, Inc.; Montpelier (VT); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k)

Quarterly in-person surges

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer to help build and operate the platforms behind international stablecoins. You will evaluate external APIs, deliver backend services, and work on issuance, operations, and rewards systems across Retail, Exchange, Prime, and Custody products.

You will own end-to-end features from design through production, collaborate with product managers and researchers, and contribute to reliability, observability, and security across the stablecoin stack.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining production backend services in a service-oriented architecture.
• Proficiency in Go and exposure to blockchain fundamentals (Ethereum or similar EVM chains).
• Experience evaluating, integrating, and operating third-party APIs and external partner systems.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver features end-to-end with autonomy, from design through deployment and ongoing operation.
• Familiarity with distributed systems patterns and a track record of writing high-quality, well-tested production code.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services that power stablecoin issuance, onboarding, and operations, including integrating external partner APIs with internal systems to launch new international stablecoins.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features from technical design through production, working closely with product managers, designers, and tech leads on scope and implementation.
• Support the smart contracts that mint, burn, and safeguard stablecoin supply, working with senior engineers on design and security review.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Stablecoins UX, Growth, and Ecosystem to deliver rewards, incentive, and conversion features that drive stablecoin adoption.
• Execute reliability and quality improvements across the stablecoin platform, writing well-tested code and contributing to observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.

Skills

Go

Blockchain basics

APIs integration

End-to-end delivery

Distributed systems

AI governance

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer to help build and operate the platforms behind international stablecoins. You will evaluate external APIs, deliver backend services, and work on issuance, operations, and rewards systems across Retail, Exchange, Prime, and Custody products.

You will own end-to-end features from design through production, collaborate with product managers and researchers, and contribute to reliability, observability, and security across the stablecoin stack.