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Software Engineering & IT Software Engineering
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Remote - United States Remote - United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Experience
- 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems...
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Role Summary
The Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team builds backend services and APIs that help partners and their customers securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure. The team owns foundational capabilities spanning the developer portal, shared customer services, custodial accounts and taxes, and onboarding and eligibility APIs.
What You'll Do
- Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, high-performing backend services in microservices and distributed architectures.
- Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as CDP building blocks, with clean design and a high-quality developer experience.
- Deliver features end to end, from implementation through deployment and monitoring.
- Address technical debt and improve reliability and observability.
- Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and contribute to constructive team feedback.
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View full postingQualifications
Required: 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 developer experience and clean interface design; familiarity with deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including observability and monitoring tools; ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and live discussions with cross-functional partners; responsible use of generative AI tools with human oversight.
Required
- 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems...
- Experience designing and shipping internal or customer-facing APIs with a focus on high-quality developer experience and clean interface...
- Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including structured observability and monitoring tooling
- Ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in live discussions with cross-functional partners
- Responsible use of generative AI tools and copilots, continuous learning as tools evolve, and human-in-the-loop practices
Original job description
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Original job description
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Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
As a Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group, you'll build the core platform capabilities that enable businesses to launch and scale crypto products. The CDP Foundations team's three pods, Portal and Platform Services, Custodial Foundations, and Fully Disclosed Onboarding and Eligibility, own the foundational experiences and primitives spanning the developer portal, shared customer services, custodial accounts and taxes, and KYC/KYB onboarding and eligibility APIs. You'll design and ship the backend services and APIs that make it easier for partners and their customers to securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.
What you'll do:
- Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices and distributed architecture
- Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP, prioritizing clean design and a high-quality developer experience
- Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring
- Strengthen operational excellence across the team 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 to maintain high code quality standards
Required Skills and Experience:
- 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
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
- 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.
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About the company
Coinbase
Large Enterprise
Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and has grown to serve millions of users globally, providing a secure and user-friendly experience for both novice and experienced traders. Coinbase aims to create an open financial system for the world, advocating for the adoption of digital currencies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in various markets. Through its innovative products and services, Coinbase seeks to empower individuals and institutions to transact in cryptocurrencies with confidence.