Senior Backend Software Engineer for Financial Services & Loyalty

Are you ready to push the boundaries of your capabilities?

At Coinbase, our mission is to enhance economic freedom across the globe. This is a colossal aim that demands the very best from us daily, as we build the forthcoming onchain platform and, in turn, the future global financial system.

To fulfill our mission, we seek a unique candidate who is passionate about our goals and believes in the transformative power of crypto and blockchain technology to revolutionize the financial landscape. We want individuals eager to leave a significant footprint, who thrive under pressure, and who actively seek constructive feedback to constantly improve. If you are excited about facing the company’s most challenging problems head-on, this is the place for you.

Our work culture is intense and may not suit everyone. However, if you aspire to build the future alongside outstanding colleagues and hold yourself to high standards, there’s no better environment for your growth.

While many roles at Coinbase embrace a remote-first model, we value in-person collaboration. Attendance at team and company-wide offsites throughout the year is essential and fully supported, fostering connection and alignment.

We are looking for Senior Software Engineers who can balance individual contributions with leadership in new projects, guiding technical strategies, and mentoring other engineers on the team. We greatly value intellectual curiosity and openness. Our collaborative environment encourages our engineers to think innovatively and take calculated risks while cultivating a culture of diversity, positive energy, and a commitment to blameless truth-seeking.

The Trust & Loyalty team oversees a range of products, with our flagship initiative being CB1 - Coinbase's subscription offering aimed at creating the premier crypto membership for the crypto community. Currently, CB1 provides advantages like free trading, enhanced staking rates, and more. The role is situated within the CB1 Growth team, reporting to Xiaobin He, and focuses on driving the acquisition and activation of Coinbase One subscribers. Our goal is to experiment quickly and optimize funnels to bolster sign-ups and user engagement while extending the reach and benefits of Coinbase One through international expansion, on-chain partnerships, and strategic collaborations.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect and develop distributed systems

Define strategic roadmaps in close collaboration with management and stakeholders

Oversee project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables leveraging your technical expertise

Mentor and train team members on design techniques and coding standards

Design and implement essential infrastructure components utilized by all engineering teams in production (e.g., dynamic configuration, secrets storage, container orchestration)

Produce high-quality, thoroughly tested code to fulfill our customers’ needs

What We Are Looking For:

8+ years of experience in software engineering

Proven experience in architecting and developing impactful solutions for ambiguous problems

Experience in building or scaling systems related to notifications, recommendations, personalization, growth loops, or subscription/membership/promotion products

Familiarity with growth metrics (e.g., activation, retention, engagement) and A/B testing frameworks

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in decomposing a large monolith into microservices

Proficient with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, and Postgres

Experience developing financial, high-reliability, or security systems

Knowledge of crypto, including on-chain activity and engagement with dApps or blockchain-based services

Job #: GCBE06US-FSL

Each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to consider how your skills and interests align with opportunities at Coinbase before applying.

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