Remote-First Backend Engineer, Fintech/Payments (Go/Java)

Coinbase, Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own and deliver stablecoin-based money movement features. You will design and build backend systems and APIs enabling fast, secure transfers that power how value moves across the Coinbase ecosystem.

You will partner with product, design, infra, and compliance to balance speed with regulatory needs, and you will write technical designs to communicate trade-offs. Remote-first, with quarterly in-person sessions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems.
• Proficiency in backend languages (Go, Java) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP).
• Experience as DRI for technical projects and end-to-end delivery.
• Experience with blockchain/crypto technologies such as stablecoins or on‑chain payments.
• Ability to write technical design documents and communicate architecture trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, driving money movement features from design to production.
• Build backend systems, infrastructure, and APIs enabling stablecoin 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

DRI

Blockchain/crypto

Architecture design docs

Generative AI

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own and deliver stablecoin-based money movement features. You will design and build backend systems and APIs enabling fast, secure transfers that power how value moves across the Coinbase ecosystem.

You will partner with product, design, infra, and compliance to balance speed with regulatory needs, and you will write technical designs to communicate trade-offs. Remote-first, with quarterly in-person sessions.