Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (FinHub - Transfers) at Coinbase

Coinbase

Remote - USA·11h ago

SeniorFull-timeGolangRailsDockerMongoDBREST APIMicroservicesMachine LearningAIAPIBackend

Salary Range

$132,600 - $179,400 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are seeking a Software Engineer to join the Transfers Team at Coinbase, the platform that powers one of the most scalable and distributed financial systems in the world. This role involves building scalable systems and components, designing product-facing features, and collaborating with frontend and data teams.

Key Responsibilities

→Build scalable systems and components, making the right tradeoffs to account for stability and long-term maintainability.
→Design, write, test, and release product-facing features with stringent correctness and scalability requirements.
→Collaborate with our frontend and data teams to fine tune our REST APIs supporting millions of customers.
→Mentor junior developers on the team and lead projects of large complexity.

Requirements

✓5+ years of software development experience with experience writing performant, large scale distributed systems.
✓Familiarity with writing highly concurrent systems and good intuition for REST API design.
✓Proven experience working on large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team.
✓Strong technical grasp with excellent judgment on task prioritizations.
✓Ability to solve complex engineering problems that deliver results aligned with team objectives.
✓Ability to mentor junior developers and lead the team technically on new initiatives and system improvements.