Senior Software Engineer, Agent Verification

Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer building Coinbase’s Unified Merge Gate and backend verification systems for AI-native development. Integrating CI, security, policy, and human review into safer software delivery.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $186,065 - $218,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend development and distributed systems, particularly in Go, with a strong focus on API design, observability, and CI/CD processes. Proven ability to lead cross-team technical projects and integrate security and compliance into developer workflows.

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Backend DevelopmentDistributed SystemsAPI DesignCI/CD IntegrationSecurity and Authorization Judgment

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Hard Skills

Go ProgrammingAPI DesignObservabilityFailure RecoverySafe Rollout MechanismsAutomated Review IntegrationPolicy and Risk AssessmentHuman Judgment in Merge DecisionsCross-Team Project LeadershipAI Fluency

Tools & Technologies

GitHubCI SystemsDeveloper InfrastructureCoinbase Policy Systems

Industry Keywords

Unified Merge GateControl RequirementsDeveloper WorkflowsLegacy Controls MigrationObservable Decisions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and deliver Coinbase’s Unified Merge Gate, determining whether changes can merge and explaining remaining requirements
Integrate automated review findings, policy and risk assessments, CI results, identity and attestation evidence, and human judgment into merge decisions
Build reliable backend services and integrations across GitHub, CI, and Coinbase policy systems
Migrate repositories from fragmented legacy controls to the Unified Merge Gate with safe rollouts, observable decisions, and rollback paths
Partner with Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, Codeflow, ZTSC, and repository owners to translate control requirements into developer workflows
Measure human-review volume, time-to-merge, automated merge coverage, decision quality, and escaped defects

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years experience
Strong backend and distributed-systems experience in Go or a comparable language
Experience designing APIs, durable state, failure recovery, observability, and safe rollout mechanisms
Experience with CI/CD, source-control integrations, developer infrastructure, or another high-consequence control plane
Strong security and authorization judgment
Evidence of leading a cross-team technical project from design through migration and operational ownership
Hands-on AI fluency, including using and evaluating AI-assisted engineering workflows
Eligible to work in the USA, as indicated by the Remote - USA location and US applicant notices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity eligibility
Bonus eligibility
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges”
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities