Remote-First Backend Engineer: Stablecoin Money Movement

Coinbase, Inc.; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own end-to-end money movement features using stablecoins. You will design and deploy backend systems and APIs enabling secure, scalable transfers within the Coinbase ecosystem.

You’ll collaborate across product, design, infra, and compliance to meet regulatory requirements and performance goals. Role emphasizes experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and DRI leadership.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend software engineering experience in fintech, payments, or crypto.
• Proficiency in Go or Java and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
• Experience delivering distributed systems and APIs as a DRI.
• Experience with blockchain/crypto technologies including stablecoins, on-chain payments, or smart contract platforms.
• Ability to write technical design documents and communicate architecture trade-offs to product/engineering stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, driving stablecoin-based money movement features from system design through production deployment.
• Build backend systems, infrastructure, and internal/external APIs enabling embedment of stablecoin-powered payments.
• Partner with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to translate requirements into scalable solutions balancing speed, security, and regulatory needs.
• Execute performance and reliability improvements across distributed systems and drive fixes before they impact customers.
• Support engineering quality through code reviews and architectural best practices.

Skills

Go

Java

AWS

GCP

Distributed systems

DRI

Blockchain/crypto

Technical design docs

AI tooling

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

REST APIs

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own end-to-end money movement features using stablecoins. You will design and deploy backend systems and APIs enabling secure, scalable transfers within the Coinbase ecosystem.

You’ll collaborate across product, design, infra, and compliance to meet regulatory requirements and performance goals. Role emphasizes experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and DRI leadership.