Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Consumer, Advanced Trading

Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer building and scaling backend systems for crypto trading. Collaborating with Product and Design teams to create best-in-class trading experiences.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $218,025 - $256,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoMongoDBRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design, development, and reliability of highly performant, highly available backend systems serving traders worldwide
Build robust, extensible architecture that supports multiple instrument types (Spot, Futures, Perpetual Futures) and scales with growing demand
Partner closely with Product and Design to translate product vision into best-in-class trading experiences
Lead complex technical projects end-to-end, setting high standards for code quality, system design, and engineering rigor
Strengthen the team by providing technical guidance and career mentorship to engineers across the subteam
Drive high-value feature development from ideation through production, informed by customer needs and comprehensive observability

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of backend software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of production services through multiple stages of growth and evolution
Proven track record designing and scaling high-availability, low-latency distributed systems in a production environment
Experience leading complex, multi-quarter technical projects as the senior technical anchor, including architecture decisions, trade-off analysis, and cross-team coordination
Deep proficiency in at least one backend language (Golang preferred), with hands-on experience operating datastores such as MongoDB, Redis, or similar at scale
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, elevate team standards, and drive engineering culture improvements with measurable outcomes
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401(k)

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend software engineeringGolanghigh-availability systemslow-latency systemsdistributed systemsarchitecture designtrade-off analysisdatastoresMongoDBRedis

Soft Skills

technical guidancecareer mentorshipcode qualitysystem designengineering rigorcross-team coordinationteam standards improvementengineering culturecustomer needs analysisfeature development