Senior Data Platform Engineer — Data Pipelines & Scale

Unchain Data; United States; Remote; USD 66,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineer to join the Platform Product Group. You will build and operate data-heavy services and scalable pipelines to enable analytics, ML, and end-user experiences.

The role requires 5+ years in software engineering and strong backend skills in Python, Go, or Java, plus experience with data systems, SQL, Airflow, and BI tooling. In-person participation is required throughout the year in our India-based team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Backend development with Python, Go or Java.
• Experience with data systems or data pipelines.
• Familiar with scale-out, caching, key/value, and columnar design patterns.
• SQL, Python, Airflow, and BI tools for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate data-heavy services: storage, orchestration, batch and streaming processing, and data stores.
• Build and maintain data integration & process SDKs for internal services and product teams.
• Design and build self-service applications to empower users to manage data pipelines.
• Develop end-to-end data security and observability services (access controls, data quality, cataloging, lineage).
• Convert requirements into scalable data platform patterns and assemble microservices for key verticals.

Skills

Software engineering

Python

Go

Java

Data analysis

SQL

Airflow

BI tooling

Tools

Airflow

SQL

BI tools

Job description

Coinbase is seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineer to join the Platform Product Group. You will build and operate data-heavy services and scalable pipelines to enable analytics, ML, and end-user experiences.

The role requires 5+ years in software engineering and strong backend skills in Python, Go, or Java, plus experience with data systems, SQL, Airflow, and BI tooling. In-person participation is required throughout the year in our India-based team.