Staff AI Engineer — Developer Productivity (Remote)

Coinbase, Inc.; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer for AI Developer Productivity within the Institutional Product Group.

You will own the design and delivery of AI-powered capabilities that transform how Institutional engineers write, review, and ship code, driving continuous improvement and higher quality software at scale. You'll build tooling to integrate LLM-powered agents into the workflow, collaborate across Platform AI/DevX teams, and ensure reliability, security, and regulatory

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years building 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

Java

Python

Go

AI/LLM-powered workflows

Code automation

CI/CD automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer for AI Developer Productivity within the Institutional Product Group.

You will own the design and delivery of AI-powered capabilities that transform how Institutional engineers write, review, and ship code, driving continuous improvement and higher quality software at scale. You'll build tooling to integrate LLM-powered agents into the workflow, collaborate across Platform AI/DevX teams, and ensure reliability, security, and regulatory