Remote Backend Engineer - Money Movement & Stablecoins

Coinbase; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring for a backend-focused role within the Money Movement team, building the infrastructure powering global payments and stablecoins. You will own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, designing systems and deploying features with accountability.

You will partner with product, design, infrastructure, and compliance to deliver robust, scalable solutions that balance speed, security, and regulatory needs, while driving performance and reliability

Qualifications

• 2+ years in backend software engineering for fintech/payments/crypto.
• Proficiency with Go or Java and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Experience as DRI for end-to-end technical delivery.
• Experience with blockchain/crypto tech such as stablecoins or on-chain payments.
• Ability to write design docs and communicate trade-offs.
• Responsible use of AI with human oversight.

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 internal/external APIs for embedding stablecoin-powered payments.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance on requirements to robust, scalable solutions.
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability across distributed systems and identify bottlenecks.
• Support engineering quality via code reviews and architectural best practices.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

DRI experience

Blockchain / crypto

APIs design

Distributed systems

Job description

Coinbase is hiring for a backend-focused role within the Money Movement team, building the infrastructure powering global payments and stablecoins. You will own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, designing systems and deploying features with accountability.

You will partner with product, design, infrastructure, and compliance to deliver robust, scalable solutions that balance speed, security, and regulatory needs, while driving performance and reliability