Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Core AI Automation

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Senior backend engineer building LLM-powered automation infrastructure for Coinbase’s customer support and compliance operations. Delivering secure Python and Golang systems that improve resolution speed, cost, and accuracy.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and deliver agentic AI systems for customer support and compliance automation
  • Build scalable, secure backend infrastructure in Python and Golang for AI workloads
  • Develop model integration pipelines, guardrails, grounding mechanisms, and measurement frameworks
  • Drive end-to-end execution of complex AI initiatives while balancing latency, accuracy, cost, and reliability
  • Partner with Customer Experience, Compliance, and product engineering teams to identify automation opportunities
  • Translate operational pain points into AI-powered solutions
  • Lead code reviews and mentor engineers on AI system design patterns
  • Contribute to on-call rotations and incident response

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with expertise designing, building, and maintaining production services using microservices architecture
  • Hands-on experience building LLM-based applications or AI/ML systems in production
  • Experience with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or agentic AI frameworks
  • Proficiency in Python and Golang or comparable backend languages
  • Experience integrating third-party AI models and APIs into production workflows
  • Track record of delivering end-to-end projects with measurable business impact in ambiguous problem spaces
  • Experience building data pipelines, integrating with external vendors, or working with large-scale unstructured data sources
  • Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
  • Familiarity with GenAI frameworks/tools, Python, GoLang, Docker, Postgres, and MongoDB is a nice-to-have
  • Background in AI/LLM infrastructure is a strong plus

Benefits:

  • Equity eligibility
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Quarterly in-person working sessions (“surges”)
  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Equal opportunity employment protections