Coinbase

Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer (Institutional, Settlements & Transfers)

Remote - USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$208k-$219kDetected 3 days ago
GoBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewPostgreSQLKafkaLLMsProduct StrategyMentoring

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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

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Green-card follow-through: 56%

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Files H-1B transfers

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About the role

  • Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
  • The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
  • This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design, build, and scaling of backend services that process settlements and transfers across fiat, crypto, and internal ledger systems.
  • Drive code quality and maintainability through rigorous code reviews, refactoring, and active participation across all stages of the development lifecycle.
  • Lead performance and scalability improvements for critical financial infrastructure, including troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving production issues.
  • Propose and implement architectural improvements that accelerate team velocity, reduce tech debt, and strengthen system reliability.
  • 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, including designing, building, and maintaining production services at scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to own system design decisions, lead technical proposals, and drive alignment across a team of engineers.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
  • If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here.
  • As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend on the Foundations, Settlements and Transfers team within the Institutional group, you'll own the backend systems that power the secure movement of funds across fiat, crypto, and internal ledgers for Coinbase's institutional clients.
  • You'll drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and build the next generation of financial systems at scale.

Requirements

  • Production experience with Go (or similar backend language), relational data stores (Postgres or equivalent), and message-based architectures (Kafka or equivalent).
  • Track record of identifying and resolving quality, performance, and scalability issues in distributed systems.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a culture of high code quality through thorough reviews, testing, and documentation.
  • Required skills and experience:

Compensation

  • $207,955 - $218,900 USD
  • 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):

Benefits

  • Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

Company info

  • At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
  • This team is responsible for transaction processing, settlement, and asset transfer infrastructure that underpins the entire institutional platform.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer:
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