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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform

Coinbase
Remote, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Remote
USD 186065-218900 yearly / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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What you'll do

Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend services for payment processing using Go, ensuring high reliability and correctness for financial transactions at scale

Own end-to-end delivery of payment features, from technical design through production deployment, monitoring, and iteration

Build the platform primitives, extension points, and self-serve APIs that let other Coinbase teams add new payment methods and rails without deep changes to the core services

Partner with engineers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate product vision and business requirements into technical plans each quarter

Drive improvements to system reliability, observability, and performance across payment services, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks

Contribute to engineering quality through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, and advocacy for best practices in service-oriented architecture

Required Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with hands-on experience building and maintaining production services in a service-oriented or microservices architecture
  • Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with experience designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems
  • Track record of owning features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support, in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience with financial systems, payments infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems that require precision and auditability
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
  • Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
  • $186,065 — $218,900 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • US Applicants: View Employee Rights , Know Your Rights , and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
  • Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial .
  • Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice . US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes .

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with hands-on experience building and maintaining production services in a service-oriented or microservices architecture
  • Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with experience designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems
  • Track record of owning features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support, in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience with financial systems, payments infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems that require precision and auditability
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
  • Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
  • $186,065 — $218,900 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • US Applicants: View Employee Rights , Know Your Rights , and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
  • Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial .
  • Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice . US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes .

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