Software Engineer, CDP - Foundations

Coinbase, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); À distance; USD 152 000 - 179 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k)

Résumé du poste

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team to build core platform capabilities for crypto products. You will design and ship the backend services and APIs that power partners and customers accessing Coinbase's infrastructure.

The role focuses on scalable, secure microservices, API design, end-to-end delivery, and improving reliability and observability. Coinbase operates as a remote-first company with quarterly in-person surges.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional backend experience in a microservices or distributed systems environment.
• Experience designing internal or customer-facing APIs with a strong developer experience.
• Familiarity with deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems with observability tooling.
• Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in discussions with cross-functional partners.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsabilités

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure backend services in a distributed architecture.
• Define internal and customer-facing APIs with clean design and strong developer experience.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation to deployment and monitoring.
• Strengthen operational excellence by addressing technical debt and improving reliability and observability.
• Participate in code reviews, on-call rotation, incident response, and foster constructive feedback to maintain high code quality.

Connaissances

Backend development

APIs design

Microservices

Observability tooling

Technical communication

Generative AI usage

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 Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group, you'll build the core platform capabilities that enable businesses to launch and scale crypto products. The CDP Foundations team's three pods, Portal and Platform Services, Custodial Foundations, and Fully Disclosed Onboarding and Eligibility, own the foundational experiences and primitives spanning the developer portal, shared customer services, custodial accounts and taxes, and KYC/KYB onboarding and eligibility APIs. You'll design and ship the backend services and APIs that make it easier for partners and their customers to securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.

What you'll do:

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices and distributed architecture

• Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP, prioritizing clean design and a high-quality developer experience

• Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring

• Strengthen operational excellence across the team by proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability

• Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team environment that welcomes constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards

Required Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems environment

• Experience designing and shipping internal or customer-facing APIs with a focus on high-quality developer experience and clean interface design

• Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including structured observability and monitoring tooling

• Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in live discussions with cross-functional partners

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

• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

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*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):

$152,405—$179,300 USD

• *Application Limit: *Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

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