Global Payments Platform Architect for FinTech Growth

Coinbase

United States

On-site

USD 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a deep technical leader for its Payments team to define the engineering vision for Payments and enhance the core Payments platform. This role includes architecting systems for high availability and leading cross-functional initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in large-scale distributed systems and deep expertise in backend programming. Join us in shaping the future of financial access and seamless payment processing.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
  • Ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear and actionable solutions.
  • Proven track record designing highly available, high-performance systems.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the multi-quarter technical strategy for Payments.
  • Architect and evolve the core Payments platform for high availability and low latency.
  • Lead end-to-end design and rollout of large, cross-team initiatives.

Skills

Distributed systems engineering
Technical mentorship
Backend programming
Financial acumen
Cloud-native architecture

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a deep technical leader for its Payments team to define the engineering vision for Payments and enhance the core Payments platform. This role includes architecting systems for high availability and leading cross-functional initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in large-scale distributed systems and deep expertise in backend programming. Join us in shaping the future of financial access and seamless payment processing.

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