Software Engineer, CDP - Stablecoin

Coinbase, Inc.; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase seeks a Software Engineer to build backend services powering international stablecoins, integrating external APIs with internal systems to launch new stablecoins.

You will own end-to-end delivery from design through production, collaborating with product managers, designers, and tech leads on scope and implementation. You’ll support smart contracts and partner with cross-functional teams to drive adoption.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining production backend services.
• Proficiency in Go and exposure to blockchain fundamentals (Ethereum or similar).
• Experience evaluating and integrating third‑party APIs and external partner systems.
• Ability to deliver features end-to-end with autonomy from design to production.
• Familiarity with distributed systems patterns and well-tested production code.
• Uses AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services powering stablecoin issuance, onboarding, and operations with external APIs.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features from design through production with cross-functional collaboration.
• Support smart contracts that mint, burn, and safeguard stablecoin supply with senior engineers.
• Partner with Stablecoins UX, Growth, and Ecosystem to deliver rewards and conversion features.
• Improve reliability and quality, contribute to observability, monitoring and operational excellence.

Skills

Go

Blockchain basics

APIs

End-to-end delivery

Distributed systems

Autonomy

Testing & observability

AI in workflows

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.

The Stablecoin team within the Developer product group builds and operates the platforms that power stablecoin issuance, growth, and ecosystem expansion at Coinbase. As a Software Engineer, you'll help deliver a suite of international stablecoins by evaluating and integrating external partner APIs, building backend services that enable issuance and operations, and contributing to the rewards and growth systems that drive stablecoin adoption across Retail, Exchange, Prime, and Custody products.

What you'll do:

• Build backend services that power stablecoin issuance, onboarding, and operations, including integrating external partner APIs with internal systems to launch new international stablecoins.

• Own end-to-end delivery of features from technical design through production, working closely with product managers, designers, and tech leads on scope and implementation.

• Support the smart contracts that mint, burn, and safeguard stablecoin supply, working with senior engineers on design and security review.

• Partner with cross-functional teams across Stablecoins UX, Growth, and Ecosystem to deliver rewards, incentive, and conversion features that drive stablecoin adoption.

• Execute reliability and quality improvements across the stablecoin platform, writing well-tested code and contributing to observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining production backend services in a service-oriented architecture.

• Proficiency in Go and exposure to blockchain fundamentals (Ethereum or similar EVM chains).

• Experience evaluating, integrating, and operating third-party APIs and external partner systems.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver features end-to-end with autonomy, from design through deployment and ongoing operation.

• Familiarity with distributed systems patterns and a track record of writing high-quality, well-tested production code.

• 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):

$152,405—$179,300 USD

• *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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