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Coinbase · 2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Platform - Core Automation)

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Platform Product Group. This role involves designing and implementing AI systems for customer support and compliance processes, as well as architecting distributed systems to enhance user experience and shareholder value.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design and implement Agentic AI systems that power Coinbase’s customer support experience and compliance processes
Design and implement orchestration, guardrails and measurement techniques that ensure AI Agents are grounded and relevant and offer customer delight
Architect and develop distributed systems
Provide technical structure to teams and work closely with management and stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps
Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise
Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards
Design and implement foundational APIs, for use by LLMs
Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers

Qualification

Agentic AI systemsDistributed systemsAPIs designImplementationLLM applicationsCustomer Support ComplianceTechnical expertiseMentoringCollaboration

Required

8+ years of experience in software engineering
You've experienced architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
You're passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

Preferred

Experience getting LLM based applications to production. Measuring and improving LLMs' grounding to a given corpus and experience reducing hallucinations is a big plus
Experience in the Customer Support Compliance or Financial Crimes domains

Benefits

Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))

Company

Coinbase

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Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.

H1B Sponsorship

Coinbase has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (181)
2024 (92)
2023 (96)
2022 (284)
2021 (183)
2020 (66)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.46B
Key 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

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Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
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Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
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