Coinbase · 22 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform - Risk)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$186K/yr - $219K/yr
5+ years expCoinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Backend Platform - Risk team. This role involves building scalable systems, designing product-facing features, and mentoring junior developers, all while collaborating with frontend and data teams.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability
Design, write, test, and release product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements
Collaborate with our frontend and data teams to fine tune our REST APIs supporting millions of customers
Mentor junior developers on the team and lead project of large complexity
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software development experience with experience writing performant, large scale distributed systems
Familiarity with writing highly concurrent systems and good intuition for REST API design
Proven experience working on large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team
Strong technical grasp with excellent judgment on task prioritizations
Ability to solve complex engineering problems that deliver results aligned with team objectives
Ability to mentor junior developers and lead the team technically on new initiatives and system improvements
Preferred
You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size)
Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks
You have experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc..)
You have experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices
You've worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB
You've built financial, high reliability or security systems
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
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
$4.45BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementTiger Global ManagementIVP
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
2024-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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