Senior Software Engineer, Data Layer

Coinbase

Senior Software Engineer shaping the API platform connecting client applications to Coinbase's backend services. Owning critical systems that serve API requests at scale to improve performance and developer experience.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $186,065 - $218,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building high-reliability, low-latency systems, with a strong focus on API development and operational excellence. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaborations and mentor engineering teams while delivering complex projects end to end.

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Backend Language Proficiency (Go, Java)Microservices ArchitectureAPI Development and DesignOperational Excellence and Incident ResponseCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Distributed SystemsProject DeliverySystem DesignMonitoring and IterationHigh-Availability SystemsAPI Framework DevelopmentCaching OptimizationService OptimizationConnection ManagementGenerative AI Utilization

Soft Skills

MentoringStakeholder AlignmentCommunication

Industry Keywords

Operational SLOsObservabilityIncident ResponseMulti-Service ArchitecturesProduction-Grade Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and deliver projects end to end, from scoping and system design through implementation, rollout, and production validation, driving measurable progress on the team's highest-priority initiatives.
Design and build high-reliability, low-latency systems serving millions of users, tackling challenges like caching, upstream service optimization, and efficient connection management at scale.
Build and improve the API framework and tooling that hundreds of engineers depend on, making it fast and easy for teams across the company to build, test, and ship independently.
Drive operational excellence across T0 services: own SLOs, improve observability, lead incident response, and reduce operational toil so the team can invest in high-leverage work.
Partner cross-functionally with product engineering teams to design API schemas, support service launches, and ensure the platform evolves to meet their needs.
Set the technical bar through code and design reviews, mentor engineers across the team, and contribute to architectural direction.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of complex, production-grade distributed systems.
Deep proficiency in backend languages (Go, Java, or similar) with hands-on experience designing microservices, API platforms, and high-availability systems.
Track record of delivering projects end to end, including scoping, architecture, implementation, monitoring, and iteration, in environments where reliability and performance are non-negotiable.
Experience decomposing complex systems into clean APIs and abstractions adopted by multiple consuming teams, with comfort owning on-call responsibilities and driving incident response across multi-service architectures.
Demonstrated ability to align technical decisions with cross-functional stakeholders, translating platform capabilities into actionable plans with frontend engineers, product teams, and platform consumers.
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

Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility
medical, dental, vision, 401(k)