Software Engineer, Backend

Coinbase

full-time

Posted on: 8/20/2025

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $152,405 - $179,300 per year

JuniorMid-Level

Amazon RedshiftDockerGoKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBNode.jsPostgresPythonRubyRuby on RailsTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Decompose our monolithic Rails app into microservices.
Articulate a long term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems.
Work with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

You have at least 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture.
You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.
You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together.
Nice to haves: Experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc..).
Experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices.
Experience with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or Redshift.
Experience building financial, high reliability or security systems.
Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

Benefits

Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

software engineeringmicroservicesservice oriented architecturehigh quality codewell tested codeGolangRubyDockerPostgresMongoDB

articulate visioncollaborationcommunicationpassion for open financial systems