Remote-First Backend Engineer — Crypto Platform APIs

Coinbase, Inc.; Augusta (ME); Remote; 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 seeking a Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team to build core backend capabilities for developers launching crypto products. You will work on APIs and microservices to enable partners and customers to access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.

You'll design and ship backend services, participate in reviews, and contribute to reliability and observability, while promoting responsible use of AI and maintaining high code quality in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

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 development

API design

Observability tooling

Technical communication

Generative AI usage

AI copilots usage

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team to build core backend capabilities for developers launching crypto products. You will work on APIs and microservices to enable partners and customers to access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.

You'll design and ship backend services, participate in reviews, and contribute to reliability and observability, while promoting responsible use of AI and maintaining high code quality in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.