Remote Backend Engineer, Stablecoin Payments & APIs

Coinbase; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company focused on increasing economic freedom. The Money Movement team within the Developer product group builds the infrastructure powering payments, wallets, and stablecoins with self-service APIs.

You will design backend systems for stablecoin-based pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals to enable fast, secure transfers across the Coinbase ecosystem. The role emphasizes owning projects end-to-end, collaborating with cross-functional teams,

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems.
• Proficiency in Go or Java and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP).
• Experience as DRI driving end-to-end delivery from design to production.
• Experience with blockchain/crypto technologies such as stablecoins or on-chain payments.
• Ability to write technical design documents and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, from design to production deployment.
• Build backend systems, infrastructure, and APIs for stablecoin-based payments.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to balance speed, security, and regulatory needs.
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability across distributed systems.
• Contribute to engineering quality through code reviews and architectural best practices.

Skills

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

Distributed systems

Technical design docs

AI usage

DRI

Blockchain

APIs design

Tools

REST APIs

Blockchain tech

Job description

Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company focused on increasing economic freedom. The Money Movement team within the Developer product group builds the infrastructure powering payments, wallets, and stablecoins with self-service APIs.

You will design backend systems for stablecoin-based pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals to enable fast, secure transfers across the Coinbase ecosystem. The role emphasizes owning projects end-to-end, collaborating with cross-functional teams,