Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Institutional, Prime Onchain Wallet
Coinbase
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$191,100 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSGoGraphQLKubernetesMicroservices
About the role
- Design and deliver high-impact initiatives, including accelerated network onboarding, reliable high-success-rate transaction processing, and the implementation of advanced policy controls for institutional clients.
- Define and execute the team’s technical roadmap, aligning with multi-quarter goals and organizational priorities.
- Solve ambiguous, high-impact challenges by deeply understanding customer needs and delivering secure, scalable solutions.
- Uphold high-quality engineering practices through rigorous code reviews, testing, and addressing technical debt.
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and ensure the reliability and scalability of backend systems.
- Guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their growth and elevating the team’s technical capabilities.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, propose solutions, and adopt cutting-edge technologies like MPC and cryptographic protocols.
- Partner with Blockchain, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver seamless integrations and align on dependencies.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with expertise in Golang, GraphQL, REST APIs, Kubernetes, AWS, and blockchain protocols (e.g., EVM, Solana, UTXO)
- You write high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code, and have a proven track record of building resilient, scalable, and secure microservices.
- You have experience leading complex technical projects end-to-end, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence within a team.
- You thrive on solving ambiguous, large-scale, and highly complex problems, and you show a bias for action to deliver impactful solutions.
- You have hands-on experience with blockchain network integrations, cryptographic systems (e.g., MPC), and secure key management.
- You are passionate about understanding customer needs and building solutions that enable institutions to securely operate onchain.
- You excel at working cross-functionally with product, security, and infrastructure teams.
- You are excited about contributing to Coinbase’s mission of creating an open financial system and driving institutional onchain adoption.
Benefits
- Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
GolangGraphQLREST APIsKubernetesAWSblockchain protocolscryptographic systemsmicroservicessecure key managementpolicy controls
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcross-functional collaborationcustomer focusinnovationtechnical excellencecommunicationteam growthaction-oriented