Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth)

Coinbase

Hartford, CT

Full Time

Senior

218k-218k

about 2 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you're capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It's a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. We are seeking experienced backend engineers to join our team to build out the next generation of crypto-forward products and features. You will solve unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems, bridging the constraints posed by web-scale applications and blockchain technology. You will help build the next generation of systems to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone across the globe, operating real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates, and managing the most secure infrastructure running in the cloud.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and develop distributed systems
Provide technical structure to teams and work closely with management and stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps
Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise
Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards
Design and implement foundational infrastructure components used by every engineering team in production (e.g. notifications service, deferred deep-linking, SEO services, etc…)
Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers

Requirements

You have at least 8+ years of experience in software engineering
You've experienced architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
You're passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

Nice to Have

You have experience launching new products from 0 to 1
Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks
You have experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc..)
You've worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB
You've built fintech, highly reliable and/or secure 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

Qualifications

Experience with blockchain technology (preferred but not mandatory)

Benefits & Perks

Target annual salary range of $218,025—$256,500 USD
Target bonus and equity
Benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
Fully remote work with in-person participation required throughout the year
Team and company-wide offsites held multiple times annually

Working at Coinbase

Our work culture is intense and isn't for everyone. We build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you. We value feedback, collaboration, and building the emerging onchain platform to increase economic freedom worldwide.

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