Lead Backend Architect for Enterprise CX Platforms

Coinbase; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is a remote-first company seeking a Staff Software Engineer on the Enterprise Applications and Architecture (EAA) team. You will build customer service and compliance platforms, anchor new projects, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while architecting distributed systems that improve CX and compliance at scale.

You will work with Go, gRPC, GraphQL, TypeScript, and React to deliver high‑reliability services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven ability to architect distributed backend systems.
• Experience with Go, gRPC, GraphQL, and event-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver distributed backend systems and infrastructure.
• Define roadmaps with engineering management and stakeholders.
• Build and scale high-reliability services for CX workflows.
• Mentor engineers on design, testing, and operational practices.
• Collaborate across time zones to align platforms and communicate complex concepts.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Backend services

gRPC

GraphQL

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD (BuildKite)

Mentoring engineers

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

BuildKite

Kafka

Job description

Coinbase is a remote-first company seeking a Staff Software Engineer on the Enterprise Applications and Architecture (EAA) team. You will build customer service and compliance platforms, anchor new projects, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while architecting distributed systems that improve CX and compliance at scale.

You will work with Go, gRPC, GraphQL, TypeScript, and React to deliver high‑reliability services.