Senior Software Engineer (Institutional, Settlements & Transfers)

Able Too Work; Juneau, Northern (AK, KY); Hybrid; USD 208,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend in the Foundations, Settlements and Transfers team. You will own backend systems that securely move funds across fiat, crypto, and internal ledgers for institutional clients.

The role emphasizes design leadership, reliability, and scalable infrastructure at scale. You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product and engineering managers to deliver quarterly roadmaps and high-quality code.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend software engineering experience on production services at scale.
• Experience with Go, Postgres, and Kafka.
• Ability to own system design decisions and drive alignment across a team of engineers.
• Track record of identifying and resolving quality, performance, and scalability issues in distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting high code quality through reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, build, and scaling of backend services that process settlements and transfers across fiat, crypto, and internal ledger systems.
• Drive code quality and maintainability through rigorous code reviews and lifecycle involvement.
• Lead performance and scalability improvements for critical financial infrastructure and production issue resolution.
• Partner with product managers and cross-functional teams to translate product vision into technical roadmaps.
• Propose and implement architectural improvements that accelerate velocity and reduce tech debt.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical best practices.

Skills

Backend development

Go

System design

Code reviews

Mentoring

Performance optimization

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”learn more about working at Coinbase.

As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend on the Foundations, Settlements and Transfers team within the Institutional group, you'll own the backend systems that power the secure movement of funds across fiat, crypto, and internal ledgers for Coinbase's institutional clients. This team is responsible for transaction processing, settlement, and asset transfer infrastructure that underpins the entire institutional platform. You'll drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and build the next generation of financial systems at scale.

What you'll do:

• Own the design, build, and scaling of backend services that process settlements and transfers across fiat, crypto, and internal ledger systems.

• Drive code quality and maintainability through rigorous code reviews, refactoring, and active participation across all stages of the development lifecycle.

• Lead performance and scalability improvements for critical financial infrastructure, including troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving production issues.

• Partner with product managers, engineering managers, and cross-functional teams to translate product vision into quarterly technical roadmaps and deliverables.

• Propose and implement architectural improvements that accelerate team velocity, reduce tech debt, and strengthen system reliability.

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical best practices and professional growth, raising the bar across the team.

Required skills and experience:

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, including designing, building, and maintaining production services at scale.

• Production experience with Go (or similar backend language), relational data stores (Postgres or equivalent), and message-based architectures (Kafka or equivalent).

• Demonstrated ability to own system design decisions, lead technical proposals, and drive alignment across a team of engineers.

• Track record of identifying and resolving quality, performance, and scalability issues in distributed systems.

• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a culture of high code quality through thorough reviews, testing, and documentation.

• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

*Pay Transparency Notice:** *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$207,955—$218,900 USD

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