Software Engineer – 1

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Software Engineer building backend systems and APIs for Coinbase’s stablecoin-based global payments infrastructure. Owning distributed-systems projects from design through production deployment.

Responsibilities:

  • Build infrastructure powering global payments within Coinbase’s Money Movement team
  • Design and build backend systems for stablecoin-based pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals
  • Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, from system design through production deployment
  • Build backend systems, infrastructure, and internal and external APIs for stablecoin-powered payments
  • Partner with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to translate requirements into scalable solutions
  • Improve performance, scalability, and reliability across distributed systems
  • Identify bottlenecks and implement fixes before customer impact
  • Participate in code reviews and apply architectural best practices
  • Contribute to engineering patterns that raise the technical bar

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto
  • Proficiency in backend languages such as Go or Java
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP
  • Hands-on experience designing distributed systems and APIs
  • Track record of serving as DRI for technical projects and driving end-to-end delivery
  • Experience integrating with or building on blockchain or crypto technologies such as stablecoins, on-chain payments, or smart contract platforms including Ethereum, Solana, or Base
  • Ability to write technical design documents and communicate architecture trade-offs to product and engineering stakeholders
  • Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States

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