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# Staff Software Engineer (Platform - Financial...

- **Company:** Coinbase, Inc.
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $218,025.0 - $256,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Accounting Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Ruby, Transaction Processing (Computing), Backend, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gkoyu8

## About the Role

* Deep expertise in backend programming (e.g., Go, Python, Java) and cloud-native architecture

 * Proven track record designing highly available, high-performance systems

 * Ability to anticipate scaling bottlenecks and take proactive measures

 * Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers

 * Ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions

 * 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.

*Nice to haves:*

 * Experience with financial data, accounting systems, or high-precision transaction processing OR

 * Experience in the Auth domain

 * You've worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB

## Description

*Financial Engineering builds Coinbase's financial data and reporting foundations to enable accurate, timely, and auditable financial operations. The team partners closely with Finance, Accounting/Controllership, Treasury, and Product Engineering to ensure financial data is complete, reconciled, and traceable-supporting core workflows like month-end close, safeguarding, and reporting at scale.

*What you'll be doing:*

 * Architect and build foundational backend systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability

 * Drive strategic technical direction for complex, cross-team initiatives

 * Establish and evolve platform best practices, frameworks, and architectural standards within the team

 * Provide deep technical mentorship, guide design decisions, and raise the bar for engineering quality

 * Collaborate with product, finance, and engineering leadership to shape the team's technical roadmap

 * Drive system improvements by embedding AI into engineering and operational practices


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