Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Coinbase One)

Coinbase, Inc.
Sacramento, CA, United States
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$186,065.0 - $218,900.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) C++ (Programming Language) Distributed Systems Software Engineering Rust (Programming Language) Backend Front End Software Development

Job description

  • Own the design, development, and operation of backend services powering the Coinbase One membership lifecycle, including sign-up flows, subscription management, and recurring payment processing
  • Build scalable platform capabilities that enable targeted benefit delivery, promotional incentives, and personalized membership experiences across the Coinbase retail application
  • Partner with frontend, product, design, and payments teams to scope, ship, and iterate on customer-facing membership features from concept through production
  • Drive backend architecture decisions for the Coinbase One product area, establishing patterns for reliability, extensibility, and integration with broader Coinbase platform services
  • Improve service reliability, observability, and performance across Coinbase One’s backend stack, proactively identifying and resolving production issues

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience with a track record of shipping and operating production services at scale
  • Demonstrated experience building subscription, payments, or commerce systems, including recurring billing, entitlements, or promotional logic
  • Proficiency in Go or a similar backend systems language (Java, C++, Rust) with demonstrated ability to adapt to a Go-centric codebase
  • Proven ability to design and maintain APIs and distributed systems that integrate across multiple product surfaces (web and mobile)
  • Track record of taking ambiguous projects from scoping through production with minimal oversight, including cross-functional collaboration with product and design partners
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Benefits & conditions

Pay Transparency Notice:* *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

About the company

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join the Coinbase One team within thehttps://www.coinbase.com/careers/product-groups group. Coinbase One is Coinbase’s subscription membership product, offering a suite of premium benefits that supercharge the Coinbase experience for paying members. You’ll own the backend systems that power the membership lifecycle, from sign-up and payment processing to benefit delivery and targeted promotions, directly driving subscriber growth and retention for millions of customers.

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