Coinbase · 18 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Developer - Onchain Payments)
Remote - USA
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $212K/yr
6+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Bring a 0-to-1 product to life to replace the global payment stack with crypto rails
Design, develop, and maintain a scalable, reliable, and secure, payment processing backend using Go, Ruby, and Solidity
Work with frontend engineers to rapidly prototype user flows, gain market feedback and adjust accordingly, productionizing code as necessary
Build the backend orchestration for a novel open-source web3 payment protocol
Work closely with product managers, designers, and other cross-functional partners to find product market fit
Leverage, maintain, and improve upon an existing legacy codebase of Coinbase Commerce
Follow and evangelize engineering best practices, ensuring operational excellence and sound maintenance of legacy code
Optimize backend performance, ensuring fast transaction processing, efficient resource utilization, and four 9’s of availability
Troubleshoot and debug complex fullstack issues
Qualification
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Required
6+ years of experience in software development with a strong focus on backend development working closely with frontend engineers; crypto experience is a plus
Mastery of Go and/or Ruby; experience with Solidity is a plus
Proven track record of rapidly shipping high-quality backend systems
Solid understanding of Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains and experience with developing smart contracts
Demonstrated commitment to excellent developer experiences and open source code, especially in relation to crypto and payments
Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven architectures, including experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience with developer operations, including Cloud providers such as AWS and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes
Solid understanding of web security best practices and experience with implementing secure coding practices for financial systems
Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to find elegant solutions to complex challenges in the crypto payment processing domain
Outstanding communication, leadership, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work together effectively with cross-functional partners
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.
Benefits
Target bonus
Target equity
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and cryptocurrency wallet platform that allows users to buy, sell, and store various cryptocurrencies.
1,001-5,000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (69)
2022 (233)
2021 (235)
2020 (75)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.85BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementDFJ GrowthTiger Global Management
2024-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2023-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $180M
2022-11-09Post Ipo Equity· $21.4M
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
CFO
Recent News
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