Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Payments

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase global economic freedom by building the future financial system through blockchain technology. We're looking for a passionate candidate who believes in the power of crypto to reshape finance and thrives in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. You should be motivated to solve complex challenges and continuously improve.

Our Platform Product Group focuses on building scalable, trusted, and compliant platforms that power Coinbase’s critical services, including identity, payments, risk, and infrastructure. The Payments team is specifically working on a multi-year initiative to upgrade our payment systems to a modern, scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop payment platforms.
• Define strategic roadmaps with management and stakeholders.
• Build services using Golang/Java to address key business needs.
• Design scalable systems using modern cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver on technical vision and roadmap.
• Write high-quality, tested code and debug complex problems.
• Review feature designs and ensure security, scalability, and operational integrity.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining production services.
• Strong coding skills and experience with service-oriented architecture.
• Passion for building an open financial system.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice to have:

• Experience in rapid company growth.
• Familiarity with growth experiments or A/B testing.
• Knowledge of blockchain technologies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum).
• Experience with Golang, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.

Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.