Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Backend Systems

Coinbase, Inc.; Cheyenne (WY); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive the Agent Engagement and Experience platforms, shaping customer service and compliance tooling at scale.

You will architect distributed systems, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while delivering reliable backend services across multiple time zones. Join a remote-first team with quarterly in-person surges and a focus on excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in distributed systems.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects end-to-end.
• Proficiency in Go and production-grade backend services.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps tooling.
• Ability to communicate across time zones and with non-technical stakeholders.
• Responsible use of AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver distributed backend systems and infrastructure.
• Define strategic roadmaps with engineering management.
• Build and scale high-reliability services end-to-end.
• Mentor engineers on design, tests, and operational practices.
• Collaborate with cross-geo teams to improve platform and resolve issues.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Distributed systems

API development

Event-driven architectures

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Mentoring engineers

Generative AI in workflows

Tools

AWS

GraphQL

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive the Agent Engagement and Experience platforms, shaping customer service and compliance tooling at scale.

You will architect distributed systems, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while delivering reliable backend services across multiple time zones. Join a remote-first team with quarterly in-person surges and a focus on excellence.