Coinbase · 23 hours ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Financial Services and Loyalty)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$246K/yr - $290K/yr
10+ years expCoinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world, and they are seeking a deeply technical leader for their Financial Services & Loyalty team. The role involves defining the technical vision, architecting financial systems, and mentoring senior engineers to ensure high throughput and reliability in their products.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical vision and strategy for FS&L, ensuring systems achieve high throughput, low latency, and scale
Architect and build mission-critical financial systems (e.g., card processing, loan repayments) with a focus on funds flow, reconciliation, and invariants
Drive developer productivity by advocating for new tooling (Go, Temporal, K8, MongoDB) and AI adoption
Mentor and coach team members to foster growth and technical excellence
Partner with Product/Engineering leaders to align on long-term product and engineering strategy
Lead the creation of reusable platforms for adoption across Coinbase
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software engineering experience in large-scale distributed systems
Deep expertise in payments or traditional finance
Demonstrated experience in architecting and building high-throughput, low-latency financial systems that can handle $500M monthly processing volumes
Strong understanding of funds flow, reconciliation, and invariants
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-organizational initiatives and drive architectural cohesion
Strong mentoring skills and a passion for leveling up teammates
Experience working on consumer products with a bias towards strong design and UX
Preferred
Experience with Go or other performant backend languages
Familiarity with vendor integrations (Cardless, Morpho) and regulated environments
Crypto-forward experience (e.g., on-chain activity, blockchain payment journeys)
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.46BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementDFJ GrowthTiger Global Management
2025-12-19Post Ipo Equity· $4.2M
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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