Remote-First Backend Engineer, Money Movement (Stablecoins)

Coinbase, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring for a backend engineering role focused on stablecoin-based payments. You will own key projects from design through production, build scalable APIs, and collaborate across product, design, and compliance to meet security and regulatory needs.

Expect work on high-impact fintech infrastructure within a remote-first, hybrid model and quarterly in-person surges. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in backend engineering, proficiency in Go or Java, and experience with AWS/GCP,

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto.
• Proficiency in backend languages (Go, Java) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP).
• Track record of serving as DRI for technical projects and delivering end-to-end solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual.
• 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 of distributed systems.
• Contribute to engineering quality through code reviews and best practices.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go/Java

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

DRI experience

Blockchain/crypto

Job description

Coinbase is hiring for a backend engineering role focused on stablecoin-based payments. You will own key projects from design through production, build scalable APIs, and collaborate across product, design, and compliance to meet security and regulatory needs.

Expect work on high-impact fintech infrastructure within a remote-first, hybrid model and quarterly in-person surges. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in backend engineering, proficiency in Go or Java, and experience with AWS/GCP,