Staff Software Engineer – AI Developer Tools (Remote)

Coinbase, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; 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 for AI Developer Productivity in the Institutional Product Group. You will own design and delivery of AI-powered capabilities that accelerate code development, review, and deployment for high-stakes financial systems.

You will work on agentic workflows, collaborate with platform teams, and establish standards for safe human-AI collaboration while delivering measurable improvements in velocity and quality for Institutional engineers.

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.

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.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

AI/LLM tooling

Code automation

CI/CD

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a founding Staff Software Engineer for AI Developer Productivity in the Institutional Product Group. You will own design and delivery of AI-powered capabilities that accelerate code development, review, and deployment for high-stakes financial systems.

You will work on agentic workflows, collaborate with platform teams, and establish standards for safe human-AI collaboration while delivering measurable improvements in velocity and quality for Institutional engineers.