Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Transfers)

Coinbase, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Equity

Bonus Eligibility

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. seeks a seasoned engineer to own the architecture and evolution of high-scale systems moving crypto and fiat funds. You will enhance correctness, reliability, and scalability while leading cross-functional initiatives.

Required are 8+ years in distributed systems, backend programming, and cloud-native architecture, plus experience mentoring engineers and using generative AI responsibly under human oversight. This role is pivotal for financial-grade reliability.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep backend programming and cloud-native architecture expertise.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers, with responsible use of generative AI.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and evolution of high-scale systems that move crypto and fiat funds, improving correctness, reliability, and scalability.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, establish engineering standards, and mentor engineers across the organization.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Backend Programming

Go

Ruby

Python

Java

System Design

High Availability

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Generative AI

Job description

Own the architecture and evolution of high-scale systems that move crypto and fiat funds, improving correctness, reliability, and scalability. Lead cross-functional initiatives, establish engineering standards, and mentor engineers across the organization.

Requirements: Requires 8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems, deep backend programming and cloud-native architecture expertise, and experience with financial or similarly high-reliability systems. Candidates should have led technical initiatives and mentored engineers, and use generative AI responsibly with human oversight.

Key Skills: Distributed Systems, Backend Programming, Go, Ruby, Python, Java, Cloud-Native Architecture, System Design, Scalability, High Availability, Transaction Integrity, Idempotency, Auditability, Technical Leadership, Mentoring, Generative AI

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k), Equity, Bonus Eligibility