Coinbase

Coinbase

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Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core AI Automation)

Posted Aug 25, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$218K – $256.5K/yr
Location
Remote - US Remote - US - Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only)
Work arrangement
Remote
Employment
Full-time
Experience
8+ years in software engineering

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Role Summary

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The Staff Software Engineer will join Coinbase's Core Automation team within the Platform group to build Agentic AI systems for compliance automation, customer support, and other Operations. The role owns technical direction for production AI systems and develops scalable primitives, orchestration frameworks, and measurement systems for AI-powered automation.

What You'll Do

  • Architect and build Agentic AI systems for compliance automation and other Operations
  • Design foundational APIs and measurement frameworks for grounding, relevance, reliability, and reduced hallucination
  • Lead technical direction for distributed systems underpinning AI automation
  • Build reusable primitives and orchestration solutions for AI-powered automation across multiple domains
  • Mentor engineers on AI system design, coding standards, and production-readiness practices for LLM-based applications

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Qualifications

8+ years in software engineering with demonstrated experience architecting distributed systems and shipping production AI/ML applications; experience with LLM-based applications, measuring and improving grounding, reducing hallucinations, and building guardrails; deep expertise designing APIs, orchestration layers, and evaluation frameworks for agentic AI systems at scale.

Required

  • 8+ years in software engineering
  • Experience architecting distributed systems
  • Experience shipping production AI/ML applications
  • Experience working with LLM-based applications
  • Measuring and improving grounding
  • Reducing hallucinations
  • Building guardrails for reliability
  • Deep expertise designing APIs, orchestration layers, and evaluation frameworks for agentic AI systems at scale

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 Staff Software Engineer on the Core Automation team within the Platform group, you'll architect and build the Agentic AI systems that are transforming how Coinbase operates. This team is reimagining customer support and compliance processes for a fully AI-driven world, designing intelligent agents, orchestration frameworks, and measurement systems that deliver delightful customer experiences at scale. You'll own the technical direction for production AI systems, working across cross-functional teams to bring this vision to reality while building primitives that scale automation across the company.

What you'll do:

  • Architect and build Agentic AI systems that power Coinbase's compliance automation and other Operations, from intelligent agents through orchestration and guardrails
  • Design foundational APIs and measurement frameworks that ensure AI agents are grounded, relevant, and reliably deliver customer delight with minimal hallucination
  • Lead technical direction for distributed systems underpinning AI automation, defining architecture patterns and strategic roadmaps in partnership with engineering leadership
  • Build reusable primitives and orchestration solutions that enable AI-powered automation to scale across multiple domains beyond the initial customer support and compliance focus
  • Mentor engineers on AI system design techniques, coding standards, and production-readiness practices for LLM-based applications

Required skills and experience:

  • 8+ years in software engineering with demonstrated experience architecting distributed systems and shipping production AI/ML applications
  • Experience working with LLM-based applications, familiarity with - measuring and improving grounding, reducing hallucinations, and building guardrails for reliability
  • Deep expertise designing APIs, orchestration layers, and evaluation frameworks for agentic AI systems at scale

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)). 

 

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$218,025$256,500 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Coinbase

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.