Coinbase
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Developer - Foundations)
Coinbase, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Developer - Foundations)
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Coinbase . Overview
Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) is building the developer tools to bring the world onchain. Today, onchain development is slow, risky, and painful, and our goal is to bring a million developers onchain by creating an easy to use and trusted developer experience. We build API and SDK products for developers like wallets, paymaster, staking, stablecoins, onchain data, and more. The CDP Foundations team owns the core data model and primitives that power the Coinbase Developer Platform, defining how organizations structure themselves, how users and customers are represented and verified, how funds are contained and owned, and how access is controlled. What youll be doing Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices/distributed architecture Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP Author technical design documents (TDDs), providing technical leadership and driving clarity across complex projects Lead end-to-end delivery of projects through implementation, deployment, and monitoring Improve and maintain operational excellence standards across the team, proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team-wide environment that welcomes constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards
What we look for in you
5+ years of experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on backend systems Expertise in languages such as Golang (preferred), C, Rust or Python Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ) Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven architectures Comprehensive knowledge of RESTful API design principles and experience with API development, integration and authentication protocols like OAuth and JWT Familiarity with AWS and containerization using Kubernetes Understanding of web security best practices and experience with implementing secure coding practices for financial systems Excellent communication and collaboration skills Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Nice to have
Experience designing public-facing APIs Experience building financial platforms or fintech systems Experience with crypto/onchain ecosystem (but not required)
Pay transparency and equal opportunity statements apply. Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For US applicants, information on Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify is available where applicable. Reasonable accommodations are available on request at accommodations@. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Join to apply for the
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Developer - Foundations)
role at
Coinbase . Overview
Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) is building the developer tools to bring the world onchain. Today, onchain development is slow, risky, and painful, and our goal is to bring a million developers onchain by creating an easy to use and trusted developer experience. We build API and SDK products for developers like wallets, paymaster, staking, stablecoins, onchain data, and more. The CDP Foundations team owns the core data model and primitives that power the Coinbase Developer Platform, defining how organizations structure themselves, how users and customers are represented and verified, how funds are contained and owned, and how access is controlled. What youll be doing Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices/distributed architecture Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP Author technical design documents (TDDs), providing technical leadership and driving clarity across complex projects Lead end-to-end delivery of projects through implementation, deployment, and monitoring Improve and maintain operational excellence standards across the team, proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team-wide environment that welcomes constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards
What we look for in you
5+ years of experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on backend systems Expertise in languages such as Golang (preferred), C, Rust or Python Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), caching systems (Redis, Memcached), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ) Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven architectures Comprehensive knowledge of RESTful API design principles and experience with API development, integration and authentication protocols like OAuth and JWT Familiarity with AWS and containerization using Kubernetes Understanding of web security best practices and experience with implementing secure coding practices for financial systems Excellent communication and collaboration skills Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Nice to have
Experience designing public-facing APIs Experience building financial platforms or fintech systems Experience with crypto/onchain ecosystem (but not required)
Pay transparency and equal opportunity statements apply. Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For US applicants, information on Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify is available where applicable. Reasonable accommodations are available on request at accommodations@. #J-18808-Ljbffr