Senior Staff Software Engineer

Coinbase

Join Coinbase as a Senior Staff Software Engineer to develop risk management platforms. Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor team members in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/4/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $253,895 - $298,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement next generation core Risk platform architecture that power Coinbase
Interact with stakeholders in many different organizations that build Coinbase products or responsible for financial operations
Participate in shaping of the strategy and execution path of Risk platform
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in backend software engineering using Golang or similar languages
Proven track record of delivering impactful solutions that power significant risk flows
You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained high throughput and low latency production services
You’ve experienced architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
Strong technical knowledge of building distributed systems that process massive scale
Solid communication skills, ability to communicate to stakeholders with various technical and non-technical backgrounds
Relentless drive to set and perseverance to achieve ambitious goals
Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Bonuses
Stock options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Golangbackend software engineeringdistributed systemshigh throughput serviceslow latency servicesarchitecture designsolution developmentcoding standardstechnical expertiserisk platform architecture

Soft Skills

communication skillsstakeholder interactionmentoringtrainingproject managementstrategic thinkinggoal settingperseveranceteam collaborationproblem-solving