Remote-First Backend Engineer: Build Scalable Crypto APIs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”

As a Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group, you'll build the core platform capabilities that enable businesses to launch and scale crypto products. You will design backend services and APIs that make it easier for partners and their customers to securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems environment.
• Experience designing and shipping internal or customer-facing APIs with a focus on high-quality developer experience and clean interface design
• Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including structured observability and monitoring tooling
• Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in live discussions with cross-functional partners
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices and distributed architecture
• Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP, prioritizing clean design and a high-quality developer experience
• Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring
• Strengthen operational excellence across the team by proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability
• Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team environment that welcomes constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards

Skills

Backend services

API design

Microservices

Observability

Team communication

Generative AI usage

Job description

Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”

As a Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group, you'll build the core platform capabilities that enable businesses to launch and scale crypto products. You will design backend services and APIs that make it easier for partners and their customers to securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.