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Salary: USD 152,405 - 179,300 / annual
Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer to join the CDP (Crypto Developer Platform) Foundations team within the Developer group. You will build core platform capabilities that enable businesses to launch and scale crypto products. The CDP Foundations team owns foundational experiences and primitives spanning the developer portal, shared customer services, custodial accounts and taxes, and KYC/KYB onboarding and eligibility APIs.
You will design and ship backend services and APIs that make it easier for partners and their customers to securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building scalable, secure, and high-performing systems in a microservices architecture.
Key responsibilities include:
- Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in microservices and distributed architecture
- Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as building blocks for CDP, prioritizing clean design and high-quality developer experience
- Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring
- Strengthen operational excellence by proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability
- Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team environment that welcomes constructive feedback
Coinbase is a remote-first but not remote-only company. Expect quarterly in-person working sessions called "surges." The environment is intense and mission-driven, focused on increasing economic freedom through crypto infrastructure.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems environment
- Experience designing and shipping internal or customer-facing APIs with a focus on high-quality developer experience and clean interface design
- Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including structured observability and monitoring tooling
- Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in live discussions with cross-functional partners
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality
