Senior Backend Software Engineer - Institutional Staking

Coinbase

United States

United States

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Are you ready to push your limits and make a real difference? At Coinbase, our mission is to enhance economic freedom globally. We're tackling a massive challenge that requires our best every day as we build the emerging onchain platform for the future of the financial system. We're looking for a unique candidate: someone passionate about our mission and the transformative potential of crypto and blockchain technology. If you’re eager to leave your mark on the world, thrive under pressure while collaborating with top-tier colleagues, and actively seek feedback for continuous improvement, we want you. You'll be tackling some of the toughest problems our company faces! While many positions at Coinbase are built on a remote-first model, we emphasize in-person collaboration throughout the year. Attendance at team and company-wide offsites, held multiple times a year, is essential and fully supported. Join Coinbase Institutional - Where we turn vision into reality. Without our efforts, crypto remains a concept. Coinbase Institutional develops cutting-edge platforms for major financial institutions to trade, custody, and engage with the global cryptoeconomy. From pioneering industry innovations to building secure infrastructure for countless digital assets, we design trusted gateways for staking, governance, and web3. Whether it’s prime brokerage or international markets, we're creating scalable technology and seamless user experiences that empower the largest players to advance financial systems. Contribute to the evolution of finance. The
Institutional Staking Engineering team
builds and maintains the critical systems that manage billions of dollars of staked digital assets across various blockchain networks. Staking enhances the custody experience by enabling customers to earn yields on their digital assets. This team also secures blockchain networks by activating significant amounts of assets for staking, preventing funds from remaining idle and thereby contributing to network security and validator decentralization. Your Role: Develop new services to address essential product and business needs using Golang.
Design scalable systems to tackle unique challenges with modern cloud solutions and industry best practices.
Articulate a long-term vision for maintaining and enhancing our backend systems and their supporting teams.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leaders to transform our product and technical vision into actionable quarterly roadmaps.
Write high-quality, well-tested code tailored to customer needs.
What We Seek in You: A minimum of 5 years of experience in software engineering.
Proven experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services with a strong grasp of service-oriented architecture.
Commitment to writing high-quality, well-tested code focused on customer needs.
A passion for constructing an open financial system that unites the globe.
Desirable Qualifications: Experience navigating rapid company growth (from startup to mid-size).
Familiarity with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
Experience with blockchain technologies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum).
Expertise in breaking down a monolith into microservices.
Proficiency with technologies including Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security-focused systems.
Knowledge of crypto-related activities, including interactions with Ethereum addresses, use of ENS, and participation with dApps or blockchain services.
Job #: P74267 Annual base salary range:
$186,065-$218,900 USD . Please note that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within a 30-day period. We advise carefully evaluating how your skills align with Coinbase's roles before applying. Commitment to Equal Opportunity Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law. Coinbase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories as permitted by law. For US applicants, please view the Employee Rights and Know Your Rights notices. Coinbase participates in E-Verify as required. Coinbase is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations during the application process due to a disability, please reach out to us at accommodations@coinbase.com. Global Data Privacy Notice Depending on your location, GDPR and CCPA regulations may dictate how we handle applicant data. Full information regarding data processing is available in our notice. Submitting your application indicates agreement with our data handling procedures. For US applicants, submission indicates agreement to arbitration of disputes. AI Disclosure For selected roles, Coinbase is testing an AI tool utilizing machine learning for initial screening of qualified applicants through dynamic interview scenarios. A human recruiter will review your responses against job qualifications and characteristics. Coinbase is also piloting an AI platform for interview documentation, allowing interviewers to focus entirely on candidates. These piloting efforts are for testing only; AI will not influence employment decisions. To request accommodation for disabilities, please contact accommodations@coinbase.com.

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