Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Consumer – Prediction Markets

Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer designing and owning core backend systems for prediction markets at Coinbase. Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure compliance and system integrity.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $218,025 - $256,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design, development, and reliability of backend systems that power order management, trade matching, settlement, and market resolution for prediction markets
Architect distributed systems that enforce strict correctness guarantees across clearing, payout, and position management workflows
Drive the technical strategy for migrating from third-party venue participation to a fully Coinbase-operated exchange and clearing platform
Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Compliance, and Risk teams to ensure the platform meets regulatory requirements and launches with confidence
Shape engineering standards and practices across the Prediction Markets team, setting a high bar for code quality, system design, and operational rigor
Partner with engineers across Consumer & Business to identify shared infrastructure opportunities and reduce duplication across trading surfaces

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of backend software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of high-availability, low-latency distributed systems in production
Proven track record designing systems where financial correctness is non-negotiable, such as order management, settlement, clearing, or ledger systems
Experience leading complex, multi-quarter technical projects as the senior technical decision-maker, including architecture design, trade-off analysis, and cross-team coordination
Deep proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Go, Java, or similar) and strong fundamentals in distributed systems, concurrency, and data modeling
Track record of mentoring and elevating engineers across a team, raising standards for design reviews, code quality, and incident response
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 engineeringdistributed systemslow-latency systemshigh-availability systemsdata modelingconcurrencyarchitecture designtrade-off analysisgenerative AI

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationmentoringleadershiptechnical decision-makingcommunication