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Coinbase · 6 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world by building an emerging onchain platform. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement scalable systems, mentor junior developers, and collaborate with teams to enhance their REST APIs for millions of customers.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

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

Distributed systemsREST API designMentoring junior developersBlockchain technologyGolangDockerPostgresRubyRailsMongoDBDynamoDBA/B testing frameworksHigh reliability systemsSecurity systemsCrypto-forward experience

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

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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
$4.45B
Key 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

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