Senior Data Platform Engineer — Remote-First, Scale Data Pipelines

Coinbase, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Data Platform team to design, build, and operate the data services powering analytics and product experiences across the company.

You will own end-to-end data pipelines, work with Python/Go/Java, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, and implement security, observability, and data cataloging, collaborating with analysts, ML engineers, and security teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience with production data systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java for building scalable data services.
• Experience with data infrastructure patterns and orchestration frameworks.
• Knowledge of data security, access control, or observability systems.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and operation of data services spanning warehouses, data lakes, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, and real-time stores.
• Build and maintain data integration SDKs for internal services and product teams.
• Deliver self-service apps to manage pipelines and monitor data flows.
• Architect data security, cataloging, lineage, and usage auditing across storage layers.
• Collaborate with analysts, ML engineers, and security teams to assemble scalable data platforms.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Go

Java

SQL

Data processing

Tools

Airflow

Spark

Kafka

SQL databases

Data cataloging

Security tooling

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Data Platform team to design, build, and operate the data services powering analytics and product experiences across the company.

You will own end-to-end data pipelines, work with Python/Go/Java, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, and implement security, observability, and data cataloging, collaborating with analysts, ML engineers, and security teams.