Coinbase

Actively Hiring

Staff Software Engineer

Remote, USA

Full-time

Role Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer on the FinHub - Transfers team, you will own the architectural direction of the systems that power crypto and fiat fund movements across Coinbase, driving technical decisions, platform reliability, and scalability improvements.

About Coinbase

Coinbase is a remote-first company on a mission to increase economic freedom, building the future of finance with high-scale distributed financial platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Own the technical architecture of Transfers' fund movement systems
Lead complex, cross-team engineering initiatives end-to-end
Drive the evolution of Transfers' backend infrastructure using modern cloud-native patterns
Establish engineering standards, code review practices, and architectural patterns
Mentor engineers across levels on system design and distributed systems best practices

Requirements & Eligibility

8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
Deep expertise in backend programming (e.g., Go, Ruby, Python, or Java) and cloud-native architecture
Track record delivering and scaling financial systems, fund movement platforms, or similarly high-reliability domains
Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining high standards of workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Required Skills & Tech

GoRubyPythonJavaDistributed SystemsCloud-Native Architecture