Software Engineer, Backend

Coinbase

full-time

Posted on: 9/21/2025

Origin: • 🇸🇬 Singapore

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Mid-LevelSenior

AWSCloudETLGoGraphQLGRPCKafkaKubernetesNoSQLSQLTerraform

About the role

Build high-performance services using Golang and gRPC, creating seamless integrations that elevate Coinbase's customer experience
Champion best practices in design techniques, coding, testing, documentation, monitoring, and alerting
Demonstrate a keen awareness of Coinbase’s platform, development practices, and various technical domains and build upon them to efficiently deliver improvements across multiple teams
Partner with internal teams and external partners to expand Coinbase's portfolio of fiat onramps and offramps in strategic markets globally
Help create the industry-leading standard for reliable and fast payments in the crypto space
Add positive energy in every meeting, and make your coworkers feel included in every interaction
Communicate across the company to technical and non-technical leaders with ease
Deliver high-quality services efficiently within tight timeframes, navigating uncertainties with agility
Work with teams and teammates across multiple time zones

3+ years of experience as a software engineer
1+ years building backend services using Golang and gRPC
Be a self-starter, executing complex solutions with minimal guidance while ensuring efficiency and scalability
Proven experience integrating with third-party applications or APIs using Golang
Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, or similar cloud infrastructure tools
Working knowledge with event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ, etc.) and Hands-on experience in SQL or NoSQL databases
Good Understanding of gRPC, GraphQL, ETL pipelines, and modern development practices
(Nice to haves) Working experience in software development with a focus on payment integration
(Nice to haves) Experience with payment gateway APIs and third-party payment services
(Nice to haves) Experience in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions or similar
(Nice to haves) Experience with rate limiters, caching, metrics, logging, debugging