Coinbase

Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform Team

Remote - USA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$218k-$257kDetected 26 days ago
PythonGoRustC++Node.jsVector DatabasesAWSMachine LearningNLPLLMsAgentic AIAI Orchestration

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 architecture and delivery of core platform systems including the LLM Gateway (60+ models, auth, PII redaction, fallbacks, cost optimization), AI Hub, and agent runtime with microVM sandboxes and governed MCP gateway
  • Drive the design and implementation of Knowledge Base infrastructure, connecting data sources to auto-provisioned vector and markdown stores queryable by any agent
  • Lead AI FinOps capabilities including spend attribution, governance, and cost optimization across all AI workloads company-wide
  • Partner across engineering, security, legal, finance, product, and external partners at frontier labs and major cloud providers to ship high-impact platform capabilities
  • Build evaluation and observability tooling including LLM-as-judge harnesses, full tracing, and feedback loops that let subject matter experts refine production agents
  • Shape applied AI strategy by embedding with teams to build production agents, applying fine-tuning and traditional ML where it outperforms prompting
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-quarter, Staff-level initiatives end-to-end, from technical design through production operation, with measurable platform-wide impact
  • Fluency in Python and at least one systems language (Go, Rust, or C++), with production experience building APIs, microservices, and runtime environments
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
  • AWS re:Invent 2025 - Scaling support, compliance, & productivity with conversational AI at Coinbase

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years building ML/AI infrastructure, LLM systems, or distributed platform services at scale
  • Required Skills and Experience:

Skills

  • Deep expertise in LLM orchestration patterns, agent frameworks, vector databases, and model serving infrastructure across multiple providers
  • Proven track record of cross-functional partnership with security, legal, and product teams to ship governed, production-grade AI systems
  • Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.
  • The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation.
  • Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.

Compensation

  • $218,025 - $256,500 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Benefits

  • The opportunity and the vision for GenAI at Coinbase
  • Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.

Company info

  • At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.

Equal opportunity

  • Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
  • Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com.
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