Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation

Coinbase, Inc.; United States; Sur place; USD 254 000 - 299 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Core Automation team to architect and build Agentic AI systems that transform customer support and compliance automation at scale. You will own technical vision for production AI platforms and mentor engineers across the team.

You will lead design for distributed, high-scale systems and partner with compliance, operations, and product to deliver impactful, measurable improvements in efficiency and accuracy across Coinbase.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Proven track record shipping LLM-based or Agentic AI applications to production.
• Experience architecting distributed systems at massive scale.

Responsabilités

• Own the design and implementation of Agentic AI systems powering Coinbase's customer support and compliance automation.
• Architect a reusable platform of primitives, orchestration tools, and interfaces for other teams to adopt Agentic AI.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with product, compliance, and operations to translate business needs into scalable solutions.
• Lead technical strategy for moving LLM-based apps from prototype to production, focusing on grounding and reliability at scale.
• Mentor engineers across the team on system design, coding standards, and AI/ML best practices.

Connaissances

Golang

LLM AI

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring

Systems design

AI safety

Description du poste

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 Staff Software Engineer on the Core Automation team within Platform, you'll architect and build the Agentic AI systems that are reimagining how Coinbase delivers customer support and manages compliance at scale. This team is focused on automating high-volume operational processes with AI, then building the primitives and orchestration platform that let every domain at Coinbase leverage those capabilities. You'll own the technical vision for production AI systems that directly improve customer experience, strengthen compliance posture, and drive outsized efficiency gains.

What you'll do:

Own the design and implementation of Agentic AI systems powering Coinbase's customer support and compliance automation

Architect a reusable platform of primitives, orchestration tools, and interfaces that enable other teams to adopt Agentic AI for their domains

Drive cross-functional alignment with product, compliance, and operations stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

Lead technical strategy for getting LLM-based applications from prototype to production, including grounding, hallucination reduction, and reliability at scale

Mentor engineers across the team on system design, coding standards, and AI/ML best practices

Required Skills and Experience:

12+ years of backend software engineering experience, with deep proficiency in Golang or similar systems languages

Proven track record shipping LLM-based or Agentic AI applications to production, including measurable improvements in grounding and hallucination reduction

Demonstrated ability to architect distributed systems handling massive scale, with experience navigating ambiguous problem spaces to deliver high-impact solutions

Experience partnering with non-technical stakeholders (compliance, operations, customer support) to define requirements and drive adoption of technical platforms

Track record of influencing technical direction across multiple teams and mentoring senior engineers

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): $253,895—$298,700 USD

Application Limit:

Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Accommodations:

If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com.

Data Privacy & Arbitration:

By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.

About Coinbase

Coinbase is a cryptocurrency and blockchain technology company on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system.

The company operates a digital asset exchange and provides financial services centered on crypto and blockchain technology. Coinbase serves both consumer and institutional markets, offering products and services that leverage blockchain-based technology to update traditional financial systems.

The company is focused on regulatory advocacy, policy development, and creating efficient contracting and operational processes to scale its platform.

Pay USD 100,000–140,000/year $100k–$140k USD / year