Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer)

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you're capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It's a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform - and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we're seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company's hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn't for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there's no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Consumer & Business Group (CBG)'s mission at Coinbase is to become the #1 financial app in the world, focusing on delivering exceptional consumer and business experiences across

We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical cornerstone for our Trading and Financial Infrastructure. This is a critical leadership role for an engineer who combines deep backend systems expertise with "Trader DNA", an innate understanding of risk, velocity, and market mechanics.

In this role, you will define the technical strategy for complex financial products and drive initiatives end-to-end, from architecture and design through implementation. This is a hands-on role where you'll read and write code daily, and act as a force multiplier, to deliver multi-quarter roadmaps that impact the entire company.
What you'll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Spearhead the technical design and implementation of major initiatives across the Consumer organization.
• Ensure a performant, low-latency trading experience for users globally.
• Review and simplify the technical architecture across Trading and Financial Services.
• Reduce dependency on shared platform teams by building robust, domain-specific solutions.
• Conduct technical risk assessments and increase the engineering rigor of our systems.
• Define the SLOs and metrics that truly reflect product quality and drive the initiatives required to improve them.
• Exert technical leadership across large teams and multiple pods. You will influence decision-making at an org-wide level.
• Actively recruit and assess engineers with "Trader DNA," helping to raise the bar for the wider engineering organization.

What we look for in you:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in large-scale backend distributed systems
• Experience building crypto-native systems or extensive background in TradFi, including Market Making, Market Structure, or Trading Systems (specifically Futures, Options, and Equities).
• You excel in environments where the path forward isn't clear. You can take abstract business goals and translate them into concrete, executed technical roadmaps.
• You have a proven ability to lead other senior ICs and influence large projects
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills, as this role spans across all Consumer organization.

Job ID: P73666

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Base salary range shown. Total compensation also includes equity and bonus eligibility and benefits:

$253,895-$298,700 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
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AI Disclosure

For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com