Staff AI Developer Tools Engineer — Remote-First

Coinbase, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer on the AI Developer Productivity team within Institutional's Product Group.

You will own AI-powered workflows that transform how Institutional engineers write, review, and ship code, building tools and standards for safety and efficiency across high-reliability financial systems. You will partner with AI/DevX teams to tailor capabilities, drive adoption, and measure impact on developer velocity and quality, while ensuring governance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in AI/LLM-powered developer tools or code automation.
• Proven track record designing and shipping production-grade systems integrating LLMs/AI agents into software lifecycles.
• Deep fluency in Java, Python, Go, or similar backend languages; hands-on AI agent frameworks.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with platform, infra, and product teams.
• Familiarity with high-reliability, regulated financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and delivery of agentic AI workflows for continuous code improvement.
• Build productivity tooling integrating LLM-powered agents into engineering workflows.
• Collaborate with Platform's AI and DevX teams to align infrastructure for Institutional needs.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development, measuring velocity, quality, and satisfaction.
• Define standards for human-AI collaboration in high-stakes financial systems.

Skills

Software engineering

AI/LLM-powered tools

Agentic workflows

Java

Python

Go

Cross-functional collaboration

Code automation

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CI/CD

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer on the AI Developer Productivity team within Institutional's Product Group.

You will own AI-powered workflows that transform how Institutional engineers write, review, and ship code, building tools and standards for safety and efficiency across high-reliability financial systems. You will partner with AI/DevX teams to tailor capabilities, drive adoption, and measure impact on developer velocity and quality, while ensuring governance