Staff AI Engineer — Developer Productivity

Coinbase, Inc.

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 218,000 - 257,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead AI-powered developer tooling for the Institutional Product Group. You will design agentic workflows, build tooling that embeds LLM agents into the engineering lifecycle, and ensure reliability, security, and governance for financial systems.

Expect to collaborate with Platform, AI, and DevX teams, drive adoption across hundreds of engineers, and shape standards for safe, high-impact AI-enabled development within Coinbase's critical product

Qualifications

8+ years of software engineering experience with AI/LLM-powered tools.
Proven use of AI agents in code review, generation, or CI/CD automation.
Fluency in Java, Python, or Go and experience with agent frameworks.
Ability to partner with Platform, Infrastructure, and Product teams.

Responsibilities

Own architecture and delivery of AI workflows for institutional systems.
Build productivity tooling integrating LLM-powered agents into workflows.
Collaborate with AI and DevX teams to tailor capabilities for reliability and security.
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development and measure velocity and quality.
Define standards for human-AI collaboration in high-stakes financial systems.