Senior Backend Engineer, Risk Systems - Remote-First

Coinbase, Inc.; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 167,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Risk) to build and optimize real-time risk systems at crypto-market scale. You will lead end-to-end features, influence architecture, and collaborate with Data Science, ML, Risk Analysts, Product, and Compliance to balance fraud prevention with user experience.

You will mentor engineers, drive incident response, and uphold engineering best practices while delivering high-availability systems that reduce financial loss and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering in production
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices
• Strong proficiency in Go, Ruby, Python, or Java

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end risk platform features from design to deployment
• Collaborate with Data Science, ML, Risk Analysts, Product, and Compliance
• Mentor engineers and champion best practices

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

API design

Leadership

Tools

REST/GraphQL APIs

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Risk) to build and optimize real-time risk systems at crypto-market scale. You will lead end-to-end features, influence architecture, and collaborate with Data Science, ML, Risk Analysts, Product, and Compliance to balance fraud prevention with user experience.

You will mentor engineers, drive incident response, and uphold engineering best practices while delivering high-availability systems that reduce financial loss and