Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth & App Infra) jobs in United States
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Coinbase · 1 month ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth & App Infra)

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world and is seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join their Growth organization. The role involves building features, products, and systems that drive user growth and enhance the financial app experience for consumers and businesses.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

We hire and cultivate a world class growth engineering team with below attributes as our DNA:
Impact-Driven
Motivated by having impact. Excited about delivering outcomes vs outputs
Full-stack minded. Willing and able to quickly pursue and validate any idea or hypothesis, with the skill to tackle problems that span product, backend systems, ML, data and more. Not everyone needs to be full-stack, but we encourage it when it will enable flexibility and velocity
Data-driven. Identifies and pursues high impact opportunities, backed by data
High Agency
Understands how their work will drive meaningful impact to the growth of Coinbase
Takes accountability and actively seeks out opportunities to deliver results
Is equipped with all the tools and skills to build products and systems quickly
High Velocity
Preferred mode of operation is fast. Genuinely motivated and energized by moving quickly
Knows how to balance velocity and quality. Understand the importance of sustainable velocity, and prioritize simplicity when possible
Invests in tools, systems and processes to increase velocity, as well as builds organizational relationships and cross-team expertise to break down organizational barriers that could hinder execution speed
How do we do it?
We're building a world-class growth engine by developing features, products, and systems that consistently deliver user value from their first interaction to their entire journey with Coinbase. We do this in a systematic way by:
Rapidly launching, iterating and optimizing new and existing features and products to grow Coinbase
Building resilient and scalable systems that unlock growth at scale, and enable us to build, maintain and iterate on features and products even faster
Touching all parts of the stack including: web, mobile, backend, data and ML

Qualification

Service oriented architectureProduction servicesBlockchain experienceFinancial systemsHigh quality codeData-drivenFull-stack mindedHigh agencyHigh velocity

Required

You have at least 2+ years of experience in software engineering
You've designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture
You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers
You're passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

Preferred

You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size)
You have experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc..)
You've built financial, high reliability or security systems
You have 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

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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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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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