Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Ledger)

Coinbase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Equity

Bonus

Job summary

Coinbase seeks a senior architect to own the architectural direction of core ledgering systems and drive strategic technical directions across multiple teams. You will establish platform best practices and provide deep mentorship to senior engineers in a fast-paced fintech environment.

The role requires strong experience in distributed systems, Go/Python/Java, and Kubernetes with Postgres, aiming to optimize performance and reliability for trading and ledgering platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.
• Expertise in Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience designing high-performance ledgering or trading platforms.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and Postgres.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural direction of core ledgering systems and drive cross-team initiatives.
• Establish platform best practices and provide deep technical mentorship to senior engineers.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Distributed Systems

Cloud-native Architecture

Ledgering Systems

Kubernetes

Postgres

System Design

Scalability

High Availability

Generative AI

Technical Mentorship

Transaction Processing

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

You will own the architectural direction of core ledgering systems and drive strategic technical direction for complex, cross-team initiatives. Additionally, you will establish platform best practices and provide deep technical mentorship to senior engineers.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 8 years of experience building large-scale distributed systems with expertise in Go, Python, or Java. Proven experience in designing high-performance systems like ledgering or trading platforms and proficiency with Kubernetes and Postgres is required.

Key Skills

• Backend Programming
• Go
• Python
• Java
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud-native Architecture
• Ledgering Systems
• Kubernetes
• Postgres
• System Design
• Scalability
• High Availability
• Generative AI
• Technical Mentorship
• Transaction Processing

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Equity
• Bonus