Software Engineer-1

Coinbase

5d•$152,405 - $179,300•Remote

About The Position

Join Coinbase’s Money Movement team within the Developer product group to build infrastructure for global payments. Coinbase’s Developer Platform (CDP) connects payments, trading, wallets, and stablecoins through a single onboarding flow and self-service APIs. The role focuses on designing and building backend systems for stablecoin-based pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals, supporting fast, secure, and scalable transfers across the Coinbase ecosystem and beyond. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Employees are expected to gather quarterly for in-person working sessions called “surges.”

Requirements

At least 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 and cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP, with hands-on experience designing distributed systems and APIs.
Experience serving as the Directly Responsible Individual for technical projects and 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 including Ethereum, Solana, or Base.
Ability to write technical design documents and communicate architectural trade-offs to product and engineering stakeholders.
Use generative AI responsibly, maintain human oversight, and deliver business-ready outputs that improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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 and external APIs that enable businesses and partners to embed stablecoin-powered payments in their products.
Partner with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to translate requirements into robust, scalable solutions that balance speed, security, and regulatory needs.
Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems by identifying bottlenecks and driving fixes before they affect customers.
Support engineering quality through code reviews, architectural best practices, and contributions to technical patterns.