Staff AI DevTools Engineer (Remote-First, High Impact)

Coinbase, Inc.; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer on the AI Developer Productivity team within Institutional. You will own AI-powered developer workflows and tooling that accelerate code quality and delivery for critical financial systems.

You’ll collaborate with Platform's AI and DevX teams, drive safe, governed AI adoption, and shape standards across the org while delivering high-reliability software used by hundreds of engineers in production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with AI/LLM-powered developer tools, agentic workflows, or code automation systems.
• Proven track record of designing and shipping production-grade systems that integrate LLMs or AI agents into software development lifecycles (e.g., code generation, automated review, CI/CD automation).
• Deep fluency in Java, Python, Go, or similar backend languages, with hands-on experience building and orchestrating AI agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, or custom agent architectures).
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with platform, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver tooling adopted by hundreds of engineers.
• Familiarity with financial systems, high-reliability engineering, or regulated environments where correctness, auditability, and security are non-negotiable.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and delivery of agentic AI workflows for continuous code improvement, including automated refactoring, test generation, and proactive bug detection tailored to Institutional systems.
• Build developer productivity tooling that integrates LLM-powered agents into the Institutional engineering workflow, from code review through deployment.
• Partner with Platform's AI and DevX teams to align on shared infrastructure while customizing capabilities for Institutional's unique reliability, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across Institutional engineering, measuring impact on velocity, code quality, and developer satisfaction.
• Shape technical standards and best practices for human-AI collaborative development within the Institutional org, ensuring safe and governed use of AI agents in high-stakes financial systems.

Skills

AI/LLM-powered tools

Agentic workflows

Code automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Custom agent architectures

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer on the AI Developer Productivity team within Institutional. You will own AI-powered developer workflows and tooling that accelerate code quality and delivery for critical financial systems.

You’ll collaborate with Platform's AI and DevX teams, drive safe, governed AI adoption, and shape standards across the org while delivering high-reliability software used by hundreds of engineers in production.