Software Engineer – Money Movement

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Backend Software Engineer building stablecoin payment infrastructure at Coinbase. Designing distributed systems, APIs, and money movement features for global payments.

Responsibilities:

  • Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual, driving stablecoin-based money movement features from system design through production deployment
  • Build backend systems, infrastructure, and internal/external APIs enabling businesses and partners to embed stablecoin-powered payments into their products
  • Partner with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to translate requirements into robust, scalable solutions balancing speed, security, and regulatory needs
  • Execute performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across distributed systems, identifying bottlenecks and driving fixes before customer impact
  • Support engineering quality through code reviews, architectural best practices, and technical patterns that raise the technical bar
  • Build infrastructure powering global payments, including stablecoin-based pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto
  • Proficiency in backend languages (e.g., Go, Java)
  • Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP)
  • Hands-on experience designing distributed systems and APIs
  • Track record of serving as DRI for technical projects, driving end-to-end delivery from system design through production deployment
  • Experience integrating with or building on blockchain or crypto technologies such as stablecoins, on-chain payments, or smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Base)
  • Demonstrated ability to write technical design documents and communicate architecture trade-offs to product and engineering stakeholders
  • Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
  • Ability to work remotely in Canada

Benefits:

  • Equity eligibility
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges”