Salary
💰 $186,005 - $218,900 per year
Tech Stack
AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJava
About the role
- Design, build, and maintain backend systems and infrastructure that power stablecoin pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals.
- Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for key projects, driving them from design to production with high accountability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product, design, infrastructure, and compliance—to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
- Work closely with teams across Coinbase (e.g., CDP Payments API, Onramp APIs, CoinBiz) to integrate stablecoin functionality into core products.
- Help build internal and external APIs that make it easy for businesses and partners to leverage stablecoin-powered money movement.
- Identify and address performance, scalability, and reliability challenges across systems.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a strong, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture.
- Stay up to date on the evolving crypto ecosystem, identifying opportunities to improve utility, adoption, and innovation in stablecoin infrastructure.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering
- Proven experience building and operating large-scale backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto.
- Strong proficiency in backend technologies (e.g., Go, Java, or similar) and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and system design.
- Experience working with crypto or blockchain technologies is a strong plus—but not required.
- A product-minded approach to engineering—you care about the “why” behind what you build.
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive projects end-to-end as a DRI.
- Collaborative spirit and ability to work cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams.
- Enthusiasm for building foundational technology in a fast-moving, high-impact space.
- Nice to haves: Prior experience working with stablecoins, DeFi protocols, or on-chain payments.
- Familiarity with smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Base) and related developer tools.
- Contributions to open-source crypto or blockchain projects.
- Experience building multi-chain or cross-chain applications.
- Knowledge of regulatory or compliance considerations in crypto payments.
- Interest in or experience with tokenomics, financial primitives, or digital asset infrastructure.
- Previous experience in a startup or hyper-growth environment where you had to wear multiple hats.
- bonus eligibility
- equity eligibility
- benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
backend systemsGoJavaAWSGCPdistributed systemsAPIssystem designsmart contract platformsmulti-chain applications
Soft skills
ownership mindsetcollaborative spiritmentoringproduct-minded approachhigh accountabilitycross-functional collaborationenthusiasm for technologydriving projects end-to-endbuilding inclusive cultureadaptability in fast-moving environments