Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Custody)

Coinbase

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$152K - $179K USD

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• Build backend systems for Coinbase's institutional crypto custody platform, solving large-scale technical problems at the intersection of web applications and blockchain technology • Required experience with backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, and handling high-frequency, low-latency systems; passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is essential • Work on secure, dockerized cloud infrastructure supporting hundreds of crypto assets with features like staking, governance, and web3 gateways • In-person participation required year-round with multiple team and company-wide offsites annually; intense work culture focused on solving hard problems with high-caliber colleagues • Opportunity to shape institutional crypto adoption by building foundational custody and asset management solutions for major financial institutions globally

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.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Coinbase is 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, dockerized infrastructure running in the cloud.

The Institutional product group enables the foundations of Coinbase's institutional business supporting thousands of large financial institutions. We enable institutions to custody their digital assets and participate in the crypto economy in a secure and safe way. We take pride in building a scalable & secure crypto platform supporting hundreds of assets and enabling crypto participation with staking, governance and web3 gateways. The team has interesting work on building cutting-edge crypto technologies, scalable infrastructure and UI surfaces across web, mobile and browser extensions in a fast-paced industry with an opportunity to build several new initiatives.

The mission of the Institutional Custody team is to enable all institutions to safely custody, manage, and use crypto assets in an open financial system. Custody is the first step of institutional adoption with secure crypto storage and is a core Prime product that all major client segments use. It’s the backbone of other Prime products and creates a flywheel effect across Prime. Custody is uniquely challenging, sitting in the intersection of blockchain integration and trade-fi offerings.

What you'll be doing:

Design and implement new trading products and features
Extend and scale the low latency platform on which trading runs
Collaborate with engineers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our vision into a tangible deliverables every quarter
Improving developer efficiency, engineering excellence, and operational excellence
Provide support to operations and other engineering teams
Mentor team members and help uplift the technical skill set across the team

What we look for in you:

You have at least 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture.
You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.
You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

Nice to haves:

You’ve worked with some or all of: Golang, Postgres, Kafka, Protobuf, Ruby, and React.
You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems.

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range from $152,405 to $179,300 + target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Job #: P72805

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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Base salary range shown. Total compensation also includes equity and bonus eligibility and benefits:

$152,405—$179,300 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, 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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com

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Company:
Coinbase
Location:
Remote - USA
Work Location:
Remote
Experience Level:
Mid
Source:
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Status:
Active

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