Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Platform - Payments Platform)

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.

The mission of the Platform Product Group engineers is to build a trusted, scalable and compliant platform to operate with speed, efficiency and quality. Our teams build and maintain the platforms critical to the existence of Coinbase. There are many teams that make up this group which include Product Foundations (i.e. Identity, Payment, Risk, Proofing & Regulatory, Finhub), Machine Learning, Customer Experience, and Infrastructure).

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Payments team at Coinbase. Our team is diligently crafting innovative payment solutions aimed at empowering both individual consumers and large-scale institutions within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. We are developing state-of-the-art payment infrastructures, workflows and APIs, to facilitate the seamless transition of traditional currency into the crypto landscape, thereby enhancing financial access. Our payment solutions are designed with a focus on simplicity and scalability, aiming to drive widespread adoption of crypto-centric products such as Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Decentralized Applications (DApps), and cryptocurrency exchanges.

What you’ll be doing:

Architect and develop payments platform for processing billions of $s of payments across the globe
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
Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers
Hands-on with coding
Plan and Implement the multi-year strategy for Payments engineering with the technical leadership on your team
Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter
Add positive energy in every meeting, and make your coworkers feel included in every interaction
Engage with upstream teams and enforce SLAs for data availability and quality
What we look for in you:

8+ years of experience in software engineering
Experience in uplevelling junior engineers via processes and setting a high bar for them to follow
You know what high quality code — and software engineering processes — look like and know how to foster an environment that creates them
You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together
Experience of building large distributed systems.
Experience of building simple, scalable and fault tolerant APIs
Nice to haves:

You’ve worked with Golang, gRPC, Docker, Kafka, AWS cloud, SnowFlake, Databricks
Experience in Financial domain
Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services
Job #: GPBE06US

Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience.
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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range:
$217,+00—$217,+00 CAD
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 committed to diversity in its workforce and 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, ****** 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 Know Your Rights notice. 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.

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Benefits at Coinbase

Extended Health Care Benefit - (coordinates with Provincial Coverage)
Dental Care
Vision Care
Consult+ (Virtual Health Care)
Life & Accident Insurance
Disability Coverage
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Wellness Stipend
Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
Connections Stipend
Learning and Development Allowance
Employee Assistance Program
Travel Medical Policy - Global Traveler
Fertility Benefits
Generous Time off/Leave Policy
 

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